Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Hist. Nat. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 1:27. 1826
Verified:
05/16/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Conservation Status
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography. 2007
- Baptista, D. F. et al. 1997. Vegetative development and seed germination of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii, a biomolluscicidal species. Arq. Biol. Tecnol. 40:435-441.
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
- Eggli, U., ed. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Dicotyledons. 2002
- Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
- Govaerts, R. et al. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. 2000
- Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
- Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964
- Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985
- Ma, J. S. & C. Y. Wu. 1992. A synopsis of chinese Euphorbia L. s.l. (Euphorbiaceae). Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 21:101.
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- Newton, L. E. 1994. The identity of Euphorbia milii var. breonii, nom. nud. (Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 43:85-87.
- Reitz, R., ed. 1988. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965- 380-381.
- Soukup, J. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. 1970 132.
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Common names
English
Christ's-plant – Christ's-thorn – crown-of-thorns – German
Chrustusdorn – Portuguese (Brazil)
bem-casados – coroa-de-Cristo – coroa-de-espinho – martírios – Spanish
corona de Cristo – Swedish
Kristi törnekrona –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Non-vertebrate poisons | potential for disease vector control | | Baptista, D. F. et al. 1997. Vegetative development and seed germination of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii, a biomolluscicidal species. Arq. Biol. Tecnol. 40:435-441. |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70278.
Accessed 20 September 2024.