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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)
342.3235 Genus Micrococca Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 503 (1849)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, N-Australia
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Micrococca beddomei (Hook.f.) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 630 (1911)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon beddomei Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 413 (1887)
species :
Micrococca capensis (Baill.) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 630 (1911)
Name: Common Bead-string
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon capense Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 493 (1858)
species :
Micrococca holstii (Pax) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 630 (1911)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon holstii Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 372 (1904)
species :
Micrococca humblotiana (Baill.) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 630 (1911)
Distribution: Comores
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon humblotianum Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 996 (1892)
species :
Micrococca johorica Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 25(3): 525 (1971)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kluang and Sg Sedili, Johor)
42 MLY
species :
Micrococca lancifolia Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 282 (1912)
Distribution: N-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon lancifolium (Prain) Leandri; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 9: 174 (1941)
species :
Micrococca malaccensis Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 25(3): 524 (1971)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Melaka, Johor)
42 MLY
species :
Micrococca mercurialis (L.) Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 503 (1849)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; Madagascar; Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen); India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Maldives; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Terengganu, Perak); Singapore; South China Sea Isl. [I]; Australia [I] (Northern Territory [I])
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN CON EQG ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT 29 MDG 35 YEM 40 BAN IND LDV MDV SRL 41 MYA THA 42 MLY scs SNG 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon mercurialis (L.) Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 271 (1859)
= Mercurialis abyssinica Hochst. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.VII, Heft 63 (Euph.-Mercurialinae): 133 (1914)
= Mercurialis alternifolia Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 120 (1797)
= Microstachys mercurialis (L.) Dalzell & A.Gibson; Bombay Fl. [Dalzell & Gibson] 227 (1861)
= Tragia mercurialis L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 980 (1753)
species :
Micrococca oligandra (Müll.Arg.) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 629 (1911)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon longifolium Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 493 (1858), nom. illeg.
= Claoxylon oligandrum Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 34: 164 (1865 publ. 1866)
= Micrococca oligandra var. pubescens Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.VII, Heft 63 (Euph.-Mercurialinae): 133 (1914)
species :
Micrococca scariosa Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 192 (1912)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Mozambique
25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Micrococca volkensii (Pax) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 631 (1911)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon volkensii Pax; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 238 (1895)
species :
Micrococca wightii (Hook.f.) Prain; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 25: 630 (1911)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon wightii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 413 (1887)
variant :
var. angustata (Susila & N.P.Balakr.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts; Kew Bull. 52: 480 (1997)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon wightii var. angustatum Susila & N.P.Balakr.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 16(3): 736 (1992)
variant :
var. glabrata (Susila & N.P.Balakr.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts; Kew Bull. 52: 480 (1997)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon wightii var. glabratum Susila & N.P.Balakr.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 16(3): 735 (1992)
variant :
var. hirsuta (Hook.f.) Prain; Ann. Bot. [Usteri] 25: 630 (1911)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Claoxylon wightii var. hirsutum (Hook.f.) Susila & N.P.Balakr.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 16(3): 735 (1992)
= Claoxylon hirsutum Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 413 (1887)
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