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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)
342.1325 Genus Omphalea L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1264 (1759), nom. cons.
Distribution: pantropics
Species listed in database: 19
= Duchola Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 357 (1763)
= Hebecocca Beurl.; Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 40: 146 (1854 publ. 1856)
= Hecatea Thouars; Hist. Vég. Îles France 27 (1804)
= Hecaterium Kunze ex Rchb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 281 (1837)
= Neomphalea Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.XIV, Heft 68 (Euphorb. Addit. VI): 54 (1919)
= Omphalandria P.Browne; Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 335 (1756), nom. rej.
= Ronnowia Buc´hoz; Pl. Nouv. Découv. 6 (1779)
species :
Omphalea ankaranensis L.J.Gillespie; Novon 7: 128 (1997)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Omphalea bracteata (Blanco) Merr.; Sp. Blancoan. 230 (1918)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; peninsular Malaysia (once from near Gunung Panti, Johor); Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
41 LAO MYA THA 42 BOR LSI MLY PHI SUL
Remarks: O. sargentii is frequently kept separate
Synonyms: hidden
= Tragia bracteata Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [Blanco] 481 (1845)
= Omphalea philippinensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 236 (1908)
= Omphalea sargentii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 16: 574 (1920)
variant :
var. pedicellaris Airy Shaw; Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 4: 180 (1975)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Omphalea brasiliensis Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 32: 86 (1863)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia, Alagoas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Omphalandria brasiliensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
species :
Omphalea celata P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(3): 381 (1995)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Omphalea commutata Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 32: 86 (1863)
Name: Noisetier, Noisetier du pays (Haiti)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Omphalandria commutata (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
= Omphalea triandra Tussac; Fl. Antill. 4: 18, t. 9 (1827)
= Ronnowia domingensis Buc´hoz; Pl. Nouv. Decouv. 6, t. 4 (1779)
species :
Omphalea diandra L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1264 (1759)
Name: Hunterman´s Nut, Noisette, Zaboca Maron (Trinidad & Tobago); Liana-papaye, Noix de cayenne, Papaye a diable, Pomme a diable, Pomme-zombi (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic); Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Meta); Venezuela (Delta Amacuro, Monagas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Acre, Rondônia)
79 MEX 80 COS ELS HON NIC PAN 81 CUB GDL GRE HIS MAR TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hebecocca panamensis (Klotzsch) Beurl.; Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 40: 146 (1854 publ. 1856)
= Omphalandria diandra (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
= Omphalea cordata Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 95 (1788)
= Omphalea diandra var. panamensis Klotzsch; Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 101 (1853)
= Omphalea diandra var. paraensis Baill.; Adansonia 5: 335 (1865)
= Omphalea elaeophoroides Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 152 (1940)
= Omphalea guyanensis Klotzsch ex Lanj.; Euphorb. Surinam 163 (1931), et in Fl. Suriname [Pulle] 4: 77 (1932), pro syn.
= Omphalea megacarpa Hemsl.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 26: t. 2537 (1897)
= Omphalea panamensis (Beurl.) I.M.Johnst.; Sargentia 8: 177 (1949)
species :
Omphalea ekmanii Alain; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 21(2): 128 (1971)
Name: Avellano (Dominican Republic)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Omphalea grandifolia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 16: 574 (1920)
Distribution: Philippines (Panay)
42 PHI
species :
Omphalea hypoleuca Griseb.; Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 1: 177 (1865)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Omphalandria hypoleuca (Griseb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
species :
Omphalea malayana Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 11: 71 (1916)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Pulau Tioman); Borneo; Brunei; Philippines (Luzon)
42 BOR BRN MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Trigonostemon arboreus Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 75 (1928)
species :
Omphalea mansfeldiana Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 276 (1936)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Omphalea occidentalis Leandri; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 529 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Omphalea oleifera Hemsl.; Pharm. J. Trans. 301 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, etc.); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Omphalea cardiophylla Hemsl.; Pharm. J. Trans. 301 (1882)
species :
Omphalea oppositifolia (Willd.) Gillespie; Novon 7: 133 (1997)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hecatea alternifolia Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 514 (1805)
= Hecatea biglandulosa Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 588 (1807)
= Hecatea oppositifolia Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 513 (1805)
= Omphalandria oppositifolia (Willd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
= Omphalea alternifolia (Willd.) Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 529 (1858)
= Omphalea biglandulosa (Pers.) Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 529 (1858)
species :
Omphalea palmata Leandri; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 530 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Omphalea papuana Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.VII, Heft 63 (Euph.-Mercurialinae): 419 (1914)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 BIS SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Aleurites erraticus O.Deg., I.Deg. & K.Hummel; Phytologia 38: 362 (1978)
= Neomphalea gageana Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.XVII, Heft 85 (Euphorb. Addit. VII): 198 (1924)
= Neomphalea papuana (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.XIV, Heft 68 (Euphorb. Addit. VI): 54 (1919)
= Omphalea gageana (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 23: 131 (1969)
species :
Omphalea queenslandiae F.M.Bailey; Rep. Bellenden-Ker Range 58 (1889)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Omphalea triandra L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1264 (1759)
Name: Avellana, Avellana criolla (Dominican Republic), Noisetier, Noisetier du pays, Noisette (Haiti), Pop nut (Jamaica)
Distribution: Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti); Trinidad & Tobago [I]
81 HIS JAM trt
Synonyms: hidden
= Ficus jamaicensis (Liebm.) Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 300 (1867)
= Omphalandria frondosa (Juss. ex Baill.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
= Omphalandria triandra (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
= Omphalea frondosa Juss. ex Baill.; Étude Euphorb. 529 (1858)
= Omphalea laevigata Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 411 (1829)
= Omphalea nucifera Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 95 (1788)
= Omphalea triandra var. robusta Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 16 (1912)
= Omphalea trinitatis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 16 (1912)
= Pharmacosycea jamaicensis Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., Ser. 5, 2: 331 (1851)
species :
Omphalea trichotoma Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 32: 86 (1863)
Name: Avellana de America, Avellano de costa, Avellano de Cuba, Huevo de perro, Pinon cimarron (Cuba)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Omphalandria linearibracteata Millsp.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 59 (1900)
= Omphalandria trichotoma (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891)
= Omphalea linearibracteata (Millsp.) Pax; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.147.V, Heft 52 (Euph.-Hippomaneae): 20 (1912)
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