Euphorbiaceae

Aleurites J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 111 (1776)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NE. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Brazil Northeast, Cayman Is., Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Madagascar, Marquesas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Niue, Paraguay, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Samoa, Society Is., Swaziland, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 111, t. 56 (1775).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 111, t. 56 (1776)
  • G.P. 3(1): 292 (1880), pro parte
  • Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 813 (1912), pro parte
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 722 (1866), pro parte
  • Pax in E.P. IV. 147(1): 128 (1910), pro parte

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 4, 2019 Pereira, J.T. [150840] Borneo K001235396 Yes
Jul 4, 2019 Pereira, J.T. [150840] Borneo K001235397 No
Aug 10, 1998 Gouvea, M.F. [8.283] Brazil K000716390 Yes
Hyland, B. [2696] Australia K:SPC-33632.000 No
Macrae [s.n.] United States K004782339 Yes
Faulkner, H. [2557] Tanzania K:SPC-22001.000 No
Solomon Islands K:SPC-66208.000 No
Brunt, M. Kenya K:SPC-63716.000 No
Hyland, B. [2696] Australia K:SPC-34524.000 No
March, W.T. [1184] Jamaica K000716388 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0