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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)
342.5328 Genus Maprounea Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 895, t. 342 (1775)
Distribution: Tropical America (3), tropical Africa (2)
Species listed in database: 5
= Aegopricum L.; Pl. Surin. 15 (1775)
species :
Maprounea africana Müll.Arg.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1191 (1866)
Name: Magic Nut, Redskin Bush
Distribution: Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana
22 BEN NGA 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Maprounea africana var. benguelensis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 180 (1912)
= Maprounea africana var. cinnamomea Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 179 (1912)
= Maprounea africana var. gracilis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 179 (1912)
= Maprounea africana var. leucosperma Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 179 (1912)
= Maprounea africana var. obtusa (Pax) Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 180 (1912)
= Maprounea africana var. orientalis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 179 (1912)
= Maprounea gracilis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Dewèvre ex Prain; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 1003 (1913)
= Maprounea obtusa Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 116 (1894)
= Maprounea vaccinioides Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 116 (1894)
species :
Maprounea amazonica Esser; Novon 9: 32 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: Colombia (Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Maprounea guianensis f. obtusata Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 32: 115 (1863)
= Maprounea guianensis var. obtusata (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(2): 543 (1874)
species :
Maprounea brasiliensis A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.; Pl. Usuel. Bras., t. 65 (1828)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Aegopricum brasiliense (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Oken; Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1587 (1841)
species :
Maprounea guianensis Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 895 (1775)
Name: Petite Feuille (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Panama; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Córdoba, Guainía, Meta, Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Bolívar, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Mérida, Táchira, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
80 PAN 81 TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Aegopricum betulinum L.; Pl. Surin. 15 (1775) (Amoen. Acad. 8: 263)
= Excoecaria guianensis (Aubl.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 5: 133 (1874)
= Maprounea guianensis var. nervosa Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 32: 115 (1863)
= Maprounea guianensis var. undulata Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(2): 544 (1874)
= Stillingia guianensis (Aubl.) Baill.; Adansonia 5: 332 (1865)
= Stillingia hilariana Baill.; Adansonia 5: 332 (1865)
species :
Maprounea membranacea Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 178 (1912)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 NGA 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Maprounea bridelioides Pierre ex Prain; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 1003 (1913)
= Maprounea brideloides Pierre ex A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 9: 291 (1917)
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