Euphorbiaceae

Sapium Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 9, 31 (1760), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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 of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 5: 199 (1912).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 1009

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 338 (1756).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 3(1): 334 (1880)
  • Hist. Jamaica: 338 (1756)
  • J. Léon. in F.C.B. 8: 151 (1962)
  • Pax in E.P. IV. 147(5): 199 (1912)
  • Prain in F.T.A. 6(1): 1009 (1913)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Milliken, W. [2190] Brazil K000578326 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Pringle, C.G. [6336] Mexico K000476990 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1176] Brazil K000447539 Yes
Jul 17, 1989 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000600907 Type Yes
Jun 19, 1989 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000600909 Type Yes
Jun 19, 1989 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000600910 Syntype Yes
Jun 1, 1989 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000600908 Type Yes
Jan 24, 1989 Ridley; Lea; Ramage [110] Brazil K000600877 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 24, 1989 Harris, W. [10117] Jamaica K000600928 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Pringle, C.G. [13195] Mexico K000476991 Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Krauss [468] South Africa K000425796 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Krauss [468] South Africa K000425797 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Welwitsch [375] Angola K000425779 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Krauss [357] South Africa K000425798 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Deightin, F.C. [4700] Sierra Leone K000425773 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Deightin, F.C. [4700] Sierra Leone K000425774 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Deightin, F.C. [4700] Sierra Leone K000425772 Holotype Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; DeCarvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21144] Brazil K003874210 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8409] Brazil K003874202 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14084] Ecuador K:SPC-58771.000 No
Fendler, A. [1231] Venezuela K000600861 Isotype Yes
Thomas, W.; Pirani, J.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4377] Brazil K003874180 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20223] Brazil K003874198 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8409] Brazil K003874201 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20293] Brazil K003874199 Yes
K:SPC-16783.000 No
Passos, A.; Harley, R.; Atkins, S.; Saar, E.; Guedes, M.L.; Stannard, B. [5541] Brazil K003874197 Yes
Rodriguez, D.; Martínez, R. [5934[DR-05934]] El Salvador K003873852 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; B.Stannard; Saar, E.; Passos, L. [5281] Brazil K003874215 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20417] Brazil K003874211 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J.; de Lima Jacques, E. [7638] Brazil K000716206 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8361] Brazil K003874204 Yes
Ruffo; et al [2749] Tanzania K000371134 No
Iman, K.; Hariul, M.A.M.; Angan, A.; Sam, Y.Y. [FRI 91771] Malaysia K001893185 No
B. Mhoro [UMBCP459] Tanzania K003873799 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20405] Brazil K003874209 Yes
Pohl [1693] Brazil K000600901 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K003874191 Yes
Montes, J.E. [3361] Argentina K003874326 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Lima, A.M.; Onashi, E.; Souza, R. [10634] Brazil K003874185 Yes
Schinini, A. [8010] Paraguay K000716208 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, F.; Valdir P. de Lima [R6797V] Brazil K003874190 Yes
Gardner [2721] Brazil K000600906 Isotype Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14084] Ecuador K:SPC-58775.000 No
Brummitt, R.K. [19982] United States K001574123 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8390] Brazil K003874189 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20417] Brazil K003874222 Yes
Vanni, R.; Ferrucci, S.; Cowan, P.; Duré, R.; Schinini, A. [218] Paraguay K003874227 Yes
Ratter, J.A., et al. [3747] Brazil K000716204 Yes
Pott, A.; Cunha, C.N.; Pott, V.J.; Tavares, C.C.F. [2442] Brazil K000716209 Yes
B.Stannard; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Mello-Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R. [s.n.] Brazil K003874206 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [43114] Brazil K003874216 Yes
Boschwezen, B.W. [s.n.] Suriname K000600878 Isotype Yes
Mwasumbi, L.B. [LBM11628] Tanzania K003873800 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [11043] Brazil K003874186 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20281] Brazil K003874207 Yes
Ratter, J.A., et al. [7173] Brazil K000716207 Yes
Wright, C. [1673] Cuba K000600935 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1673] Cuba K000600934 Type Yes
Hawthorne, W. [WH1230] Tanzania K003873797 Yes
Blanchet [2689] Brazil K000600917 Type Yes
Fendler, A. [1230] Venezuela K000600860 Isotype Yes
Preuss [1925] Ecuador K000600866 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fonseca, M.R.; Guedes, M.L.; Jesus, N.G.; Nascimento, A.; Ribeiro, T. [1290] Brazil K003874194 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20398] Brazil K003874208 Yes
s.coll. [13494] Brazil K003874221 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Harley, R.M.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Schinini, A. [45921] Paraguay K003874192 Yes
Ule, E. [9543] Brazil K003874225 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21584] Brazil K003874226 Yes
Hassler, E. [4926] Paraguay K000600905 Isosyntype Yes
Rambo, B. [44410] Brazil K003874181 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; DeCarvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21144] Brazil K003874217 Yes
Saar, E.; Passos, L.; Guedes, M.L.; B.Stannard [5381] Brazil K003874196 Yes
Hassler, E. [12337] Paraguay K000716210 Yes
Gardner [3433] Brazil K000600900 Isotype Yes
Harley, R.M.; Simao, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Fothergill, J.M. [25337] Brazil K003874184 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003874330 Yes
Froes, R. [11760] Brazil K003874214 Yes
Widgren [s.n.] Brazil K000600902 Type Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [765] Brazil K003874224 Yes
Harley, R.M. [19743] Brazil K000716205 Yes
Ridley; Lea; Ramage [110] Brazil K000600876 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [7535] Brazil K003874220 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; et al. [162] Bolivia K:SPC-56624.000 No
Philcox, D.; Ramos, J.; Sousa, R. [3214] Brazil K003874219 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; DeCarvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; Dos Santos, E.B. [22293] Brazil K003874187 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20613] Brazil K003874212 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003874223 Yes
Preuss [1935] Ecuador K000600865 Type Yes
B.Stannard; Saar, E.; Passos, L.; Guedes, M.L. [5294] Brazil K003874183 Yes
Pinto, G.C.P.; Bautista, H.P. [73/83] Brazil K003874203 Yes
Blanchet (Moricand) [2689] Brazil K000600918 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003874329 Yes
K:SPC-16785.000 No
Archer, W.A. [8390] Brazil K003874188 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20672] Brazil K003874213 Yes
[Hassler, E.] [5016] Paraguay K000600904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bridgewater, S.; Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J. [S1090] Brazil K003874182 Yes
Harley, R.M., et al. [26097] Brazil K000716203 Yes
Preuss [1925] Ecuador K000600867 Lectotype Yes
da Silva, M.M.; Bautista, H.P.; de Queiroz, L.P.; Hind, N. [3918] Brazil K003874218 Yes
Baum, H. [257] Angola K000425780 Type Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20293] Brazil K003874200 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [8681] Mexico K003873851 Yes
Sebastião de Souza Silva; Lemos, J.; Dambrós, L.A. [36] Brazil K003874193 Yes
Froes, R.L. [20330] Brazil K003874195 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000600911 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Pott, A.; Pott, V.; Rego, S.C.A.; Martins, F.; Tamashiro, J.; fieldcourse, U.S.S. [R5921] Brazil K003874205 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.B. [13101] Tanzania K003873798 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

    • '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.

  • 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 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