Biology:Euphorbia alsiniflora
| Euphorbia alsiniflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. alsiniflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia alsiniflora Baill.
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Euphorbia alsiniflora , is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland .[1][2]
In Kew, it is considered a synonym for Euphorbia filipes Benth., Fl. Austral. 6:51 (1873).[3][4]
Taxonomy
Euphorbia alsiniflora was described by Henri Ernest Baillon and published in Adansonia 6: 288. 1866. [5]
Euphorbia is generic name that derives from the Greek physician of King Juba II of Mauritania (52 to 50 BC - 23 ), Euphorbus, in his honor - or in allusion to his large belly - since he used Euphorbia resinifera medically. In 1753 Carl Linnaeus assigned the name to the entire genus.
alsiniflora is a Latin epithet that means "with the flowers of Alsine ".[6]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Euphorbia alsiniflora". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1026236#null.
- ↑ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora" (in en). https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4614.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=78271.
- ↑ "Euphorbia alsiniflora Baill. — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-78271.
- ↑ "Tropicos". https://www.tropicos.org/Name/50267716.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". http://botanicalepithets.net/dictionary/dictionary.18.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q15293397 entry
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