Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia
Euphorbia tithymaloides

Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii (Millsp.) V.W.Steinm.

First published in Acta Bot. Mex. 65: 50 (2003)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Florida, N. Cuba. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Florida

Introduced into:

Malawi, Mozambique

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 13, 1999 Kirk Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii K003870406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii K003870458 Yes
Moldenke, H. [645] United States Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii K003870408 Yes
Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii K:SPC-34953.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii K003870457 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [18785] Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii K003870402 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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