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342.0000 Family Euphorbiaceae A.Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 384 (1789), nom. cons. (s. str.)
210 genera, ca. 6700 spp.
Species listed in database: 6532; hybrids: 56
= Acalyphaceae A.Juss. ex Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan. 172 (1839)
= Bertyaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 190 (1858)
= Cheilosaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxi (2001)
= Crotonaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 258 (1858)
= Hippomanaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 244 (1858)
= Mercurialaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 237 (1820)
= Ricinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 547 (1820)
= Ricinocarpaceae Hurus.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 224 (1954)
= Tithymalaceae Vent.; Tabl. Règn. Vég. 3: 483 (1799)
= Tragiaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 111 (1838)
= Trewiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 174 (1836)
342.1201 Genus Suregada Roxb. ex Rottler; Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 206 (1803)
Distribution: mostly Madagascar, also tropical and South Africa, Asia eastward to Taiwan, Malesia, tropical Australia
Species listed in database: 32
= Ceratophorus Sond.; Linnaea 23: 120 (1850)
= Erythrocarpus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 604 (1826)
= Gelonium Roxb. ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 831 (1806), nom. illeg.
= Owataria Matsum.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 14: 1 (1900)
= Saragodra Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 513 (1841)
species :
Suregada adenophora Baill.; Adansonia 1: 253 (1860 publ. 1861)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium adenophorum (Baill.) Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1128 (1866)
= Suregada crenulata Baill.; Adansonia 1: 252 (1861)
species :
Suregada aequoreum (Hance) Seem.; J. Bot. 4: 403 (1866), indice, ex Croizat in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Distribution: S-Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium aequoreum Hance; J. Bot. 4: 173 (1866)
= Owataria formosana Matsum.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 14: 1 (1900)
species :
Suregada africana (Sond.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 619 (1891)
Name: Common Canary-berry (EN)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceratophorus africanus Sond.; Linnaea 23: 121 (1850)
= Gelonium africanum (Sond.) Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1129 (1866)
= Suregada ceratophora Baill.; Adansonia 3: 154 (1863), nom. illeg.
species :
Suregada bifaria (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 5: 120 (1874)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); peninsular Malaysia
41 AND NCB 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium bifarium Roxb. ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 831 (1806)
= Suregada dicocca Roxb. ex Pax; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 19 (1912)
species :
Suregada boiviniana Baill.; Adansonia 1: 252 (1860 publ. 1861)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium baronii S.Moore; J. Bot. 64: 42 (1926)
= Gelonium boivinianum (Baill.) Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1129 (1866)
= Gelonium pycnantherum Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 21 (1912)
= Suregada baronii (S.Moore) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
= Suregada pycnanthera (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
variant :
var. grandifolia Leandri ex Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 712 (1991)
Distribution: N- & W-Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. meridionalis Leandri ex Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 713 (1991)
Distribution: S-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada borbonica (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Distribution: La Réunion
29 REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium borbonicum Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.VI, Heft 57 (Euph.-Chrozophorinae): 19 (1912)
species :
Suregada bracteata Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 713 (1991)
Distribution: N-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada calcicola Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 23: 129 (1969)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Suregada capuronii Leandri; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 103: 607 (1957)
Distribution: C- & S-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada celastroides Radcl.-Sm. & Petra Hoffm.; Kew Bull. 58: 965 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada cicerosperma (Gagnep.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium cicerospermum Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 70: 875 (1923 publ. 1924)
species :
Suregada comorensis Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 978 (1891)
Distribution: Comores (Mayotte, etc.)
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium comorense S.Moore; J. Bot. 64: 42 (1926)
= Suregada comorensis (S.Moore) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942), nom. illeg.
species :
Suregada croizatiana J.Léonard; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 28: 449 (1958)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Suregada decidua Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 717 (1991)
Distribution: W-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada eucleoides Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 720 (1991)
Distribution: SC-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada gaultheriifolia Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 715 (1991)
Distribution: EC-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada glomerulata (Blume) Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 396 (1858)
Distribution: China (W-Guangdong, W-Guangxi, Hainan, W-Yunnan); Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Sumatera; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao); Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Timor, etc.); East Timor; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythrocarpus glomerulatus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 605 (1825)
= Erythrocarpus spicatus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 605 (1825)
= Gelonium borneense Pax & K.Hoffm.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 230 (1931)
= Gelonium glomerulatum (Blume) Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Hasskarl] 237 (1844)
= Gelonium glomerulatum f. montanum J.J.Sm.; Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 12: 596 (1910)
= Gelonium meliocarpum Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 919 (1910)
= Gelonium microcarpum Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 19 (1912)
= Gelonium mindanaense Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2640 (1915)
= Gelonium papuanum Pax; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 20 (1912)
= Gelonium philippinense Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 20 (1912)
= Gelonium pulgarense Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1293 (1911)
= Gelonium rubrum Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 81 (1926)
= Gelonium spicatum (Baill.) Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Hasskarl] 237 (1844)
= Gelonium subglomerulatum Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1292 (1911)
= Suregada borneensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
= Suregada meliocarpa (Elmer) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
= Suregada microcarpa (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
= Suregada mindanaensis (Elmer) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
= Suregada papuana (Pax) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
= Suregada philippinensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
= Suregada pulgarensis (Elmer) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
= Suregada rubra (Ridl.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
= Suregada spicata Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 396 (1858)
= Suregada subglomerata (Elmer) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
species :
Suregada gossweileri (S.Moore) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium congoense S.Moore; J. Bot. 64: 42 (1926)
= Gelonium gossweileri S.Moore; J. Bot. 64: 43 (1926)
= Suregada congoensis (S.Moore) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
species :
Suregada grandiflora Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 725 (1991)
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada humbertii (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 718 (1991)
Distribution: EC-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium humbertii Leandri; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 11: 156 (1944), sp. nov. ad int.
species :
Suregada ivorensis (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) J.Léonard; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 28: 449 (1958)
Distribution: Ivory Coast
22 IVO
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium ivorense Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 290 (1938)
species :
Suregada lanceolata (Willd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 619 (1891)
Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; peninsular Malaysia (once from Gunung Mersing, Melaka)
40 BAN IND SRL 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium angustifolium Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1128 (1866)
= Gelonium lanceolatum Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 832 (1806)
= Suregada angustifolia (Müll.Arg.) Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 23: 128 (1969)
= Suregada angustifolia Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 396 (1858)
species :
Suregada laurina Baill.; Adansonia 1: 253 (1860 publ. 1861)
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium laurinum (Baill.) Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1129 (1866)
species :
Suregada lithoxyla (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium lithoxylon Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 22 (1912)
species :
Suregada multiflora (A.Juss.) Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 396 (1858)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (once from Gua Musang, Kelantan); Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Lesser Sunda Isl.
40 BAN IND 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR LSI MLY SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium aequoreum var. hainanense Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 444 (1890)
= Gelonium affine S.Moore; J. Bot. 63(Suppl.): 104 (1925)
= Gelonium fasciculatum Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 832 (1832)
= Gelonium multiflorum A.Juss.; Euphorb. Gen. 111, t. 10 (1824)
= Gelonium obtusum Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 452 (1861)
= Gelonium oxyphyllum Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 452 (1861)
= Gelonium sumatranum S.Moore; J. Bot. 63(Suppl.): 104 (1925)
= Gelonium tenuifolium Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 59: 181 (1911)
= Suregada affinis (S.Moore) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
= Suregada glabra Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 831, in obs. (1832)
= Suregada multiflora var. lamellata Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 25(3): 550 (1971)
= Suregada multiflora var. verrucigera Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 32(1): 81 (1977)
= Suregada oxyphylla (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 619 (1891)
= Suregada sumatrana (S.Moore) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
= Suregada tenuifolia (Ridl.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
species :
Suregada nigricaulis Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 722 (1991)
Distribution: EC-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Suregada occidentalis (Hoyle) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 217 (1942)
Distribution: Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon
22 GHA NGA 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium occidentale Hoyle; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 258 (1935)
species :
Suregada perrieri (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 46(4): 720 (1991)
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium perrieri Leandri; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 11: 156 (1944)
species :
Suregada procera (Prain) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Name: Forest Canary-berry (EN)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
23 ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium procerum Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 233 (1911)
species :
Suregada racemulosa (Merr.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium racemulosum Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 281 (1909)
species :
Suregada stenophylla (Merr.) Croizat; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 216 (1942)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium stenophyllum Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 27: 30 (1925)
species :
Suregada zanzibariensis Baill.; Adansonia 1: 254 (1860 publ. 1861)
Name: Sand Canary-berry
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gelonium serratum Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.IV, Heft 62 (Euph.-Gelonieae): 23 (1912)
= Gelonium zanzibariense (Baill.) Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1130 (1866)
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