Euphorbia tirucalli L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Euphorbia tirucalli L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 520, Sep 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Rizal. Malabon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4049961

    Occurrence ID: 5bc110bb-3ead-4f76-9500-70dd794e6763

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Euphorbia tirucalli L.

EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 4X2 (tiraculli);
6d. 2 (1845) 287; ed. 3, 2 (1878) 167, U 21Q.
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It
is locally abundant in some towns in the Philippines and is
widely distributed in the Archipelago; certainly a purposely in-
troduced plant. In fifteen years residence in the Philippines
I have never seen this species in flower, and Blanco notes that
he never saw the flowers. It is very generally known by the
Spanish name consuelda, or various corruptions or modifications
of it such as suerda, consuerda, etc.
Illustrative specimen from Mai&bon, Rizal Province, Luzon,
September, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoa/nae No. 520).
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SPECIES 13LANCÜANAE NO.340
520. EuphorMa tiruoalli Linn, ;
Blanco
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