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Euphorbiaceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 384. 1789 [4 Aug 1789]

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malpighiales
family
Euphorbiaceae

Name

Synonyms
Acalyphaceae
Bertyaceae
Crotonaceae
Hippomanaceae
Ricinocarpaceae
Tithymalaceae
Treviaceae
Homonyms
Euphorbiaceae
Common names
Spurge in English
Spurge in English
Vortemælkfamilien in Danish
Wolfsmilchgewächse in German
euphorbes in French
spurge in English
spurge family in language.
wolfsmelkfamilie in Dutch
대극과 in language.
Euphorbiacées in French
Spurge Family in English
Spurge Family in English
spurge family in English
törelväxter in Swedish
törelväxter in Swedish
vortemelkfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
vortemjølkfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
wolfsmelkfamilie in Dutch
რძიანასებრნი in Georgian
トウダイグサ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Gen. Pl.: 384. 4 Aug 1789.
  4. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  6. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
  7. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  8. as per included genera
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