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Euphorbiaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 28031

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): spurge [English]
  
    euphorbes [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderMalpighiales   
                            FamilyEuphorbiaceae  – spurge, euphorbes  
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAcalypha L. – copperleaf 
                               GenusAdelia L. – lime, wild lime 
                               GenusAdenochlaena Boiss. ex Baill.  
                               GenusAdriana Gaudich.  
                               GenusAlchornea Sw.  
                               GenusAlchorneopsis Müll. Arg.  
                               GenusAleurites J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.  
                               GenusAndrachne L. – maidenbush 
                               GenusArgythamnia P. Browne – wild mercury, silverbush 
                               GenusAstraea Klotzsch  
                               GenusBaliospermum Blume  
                               GenusBaloghia Endl.  
                               GenusBernardia Houst. ex P. Browne  
                               GenusBertya Planch.  
                               GenusBeyeria Miq.  
                               GenusBlachia Baill.  
                               GenusBonania A. Rich.  
                               GenusBrasiliocroton P.E. Berry & Cordeiro  
                               GenusCalycopeplus Planch.  
                               GenusCaperonia A. St.-Hil. – falsecroton, false croton 
                               GenusChaetocarpus Thwaites  
                               GenusChiropetalum A. Juss.  
                               GenusChrozophora A. Juss.  
                               GenusClaoxylon A. Juss.  
                               GenusCleidion Blume  
                               GenusCnidoscolus Pohl  
                               GenusCodiaeum A. Juss.  
                               GenusColliguaja Molina  
                               GenusCroton L.  
                               GenusDalechampia L.  
                               GenusDitaxis Vahl ex A. Juss. – silverbush 
                               GenusDitrysinia Raf. – Sebastian-bush 
                               GenusDitta Griseb.  
                               GenusEuphorbia L. – spurge 
                               GenusExcoecaria L.  
                               GenusGarcia Vahl ex Rohr  
                               GenusGivotia Griff.  
                               GenusGymnanthes Sw.  
                               GenusHevea Aubl.  
                               GenusHippomane L.  
                               GenusHomalanthus A. Juss.  
                               GenusHomonoia Lour.  
                               GenusHura L. – sandbox tree 
                               GenusJatropha L. – nettlespurge 
                               GenusKarima Cheek & Riina  
                               GenusLasiocroton Griseb.  
                               GenusLeidesia Müll. Arg.  
                               GenusLeucocroton Griseb.  
                               GenusLobanilia Radcl.-Sm.  
                               GenusMacaranga Thouars  
                               GenusMallotus Lour.  
                               GenusManihot Mill. – cassava 
                               GenusMelanolepis Rchb. f. & Zoll.  
                               GenusMercurialis L.  
                               GenusMicrandra Benth.  
                               GenusMicrostachys A. Juss.  
                               GenusMonotaxis Brongn.  
                               GenusNeoboutonia Müll. Arg.  
                               GenusNeoguillauminia Croizat  
                               GenusNeoshirakia Esser  
                               GenusOcalia Klotzsch  
                               GenusPera Mutis  
                               GenusPlesiatropha Pierre  
                               GenusPlukenetia L.  
                               GenusReutealis Airy Shaw  
                               GenusRicinocarpos Desf.  
                               GenusRicinodendron Müll. Arg.  
                               GenusRicinus L.  
                               GenusSapium Jacq. – milktree 
                               GenusSauropus Blume  
                               GenusSchinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.-Sm.  
                               GenusSebastiania Spreng. – Sebastian-bush 
                               GenusSecurinega Comm. ex Juss.  
                               GenusShirakiopsis Esser  
                               GenusSperanskia Baill.  
                               GenusStillingia Garden ex L. – toothleaf 
                               GenusSumbaviopsis J.J. Sm.  
                               GenusTannodia Baill.  
                               GenusTragia L. – noseburn 
                               GenusTriadica Lour. – tallowtree, Chinese tallow 
                               GenusTrigonostemon Blume  
                               GenusVaupesia R.E. Schult.  
                               GenusVernicia Lour.  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Paul E. Berry, PhD   
  Notes: Director, University of Michigan Herbarium   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: euphorbes[French]   
       
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2011, website (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
  Source: Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory database, database (version 2016)  
  Acquired: 2016   
  Notes: Riina, R. and Berry, P.E. (coordinators). 2016. Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory database. Available from Tolkin (http://app.tolkin.org/projects/72/taxa)   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
  Source: Malpighiales of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Euphorbiaceae   
       
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