Characteristics
Dicots
Euphorbia polyphylla Engelm. ex Chapm.
LESSER FLORIDA SPURGE
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Euphorbia polyphylla Engelm. ex Chapm. was published in Aug 1892, while E. polyphylla Engelm. ex Holz. is illegitimate as it was published in Dec 1892. Following Peirson et al. (FNA, vol. 12), the occurrence of E. polyphylla in Louisiana is tentatively considered non-native.
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FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
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MALPIGHIALES
Euphorbia polyphylla Engelm. ex Chapm. - LESSER FLORIDA SPURGE
Citation
EUPHORBIA POLYPHYLLA Engelmann ex Chapman, Fl. South. U.S., ed. 2, suppl. 2. 694. 1892.
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FLORIDA: Brevard Co.: Indian River, s.d., Curtiss 2498 (lectotype: NY; isolectotypes: F, GH, PENN, PH, SMU, US). Lectotypified by K. Park, Edinburgh J. Bot. 55: 194. 1998.
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