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Euphorbia
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thumb|right|Euphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroides
OverviewAI-generated
Euphorbia is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Malpighiales. The taxon is commonly known as spurge and has the scientific name Euphorbia L. Its taxonomic type is Euphorbia antiquorum, and it includes the synonym Pedilanthus. Members of this genus typically produce nuts as fruit.
The genus has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Occurrence records for Euphorbia are found in countries including the United States and Mexico, with specimens held by institutions like the University of Alberta Museums and IBUNAM. The taxon is referenced by 876 other encyclopedia articles and has an occurrence count of 3,263,122.
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Species
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Euphorbia
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
General: Members of Euphorbia in New Guinea are usually found
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15,521
- With media
- 11,340
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, IBUNAM, GH, SD, CICY, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Research
3,345 papers- Euphorbia diterpenoids: isolation, structure, bioactivity, biosynthesis, and synthesis (2013-2021).ReviewNatural product reports · 2022Zhan ZJ, Li S, Chu W et al.DOI: 10.1039/d2np00047d
- Euphorbia-Derived Natural Products with Potential for Use in Health Maintenance.ReviewBiomolecules · 2019Salehi B, Iriti M, Vitalini S et al.DOI: 10.3390/biom9080337
- Euphorbia Diterpenes: An Update of Isolation, Structure, Pharmacological Activities and Structure-Activity Relationship.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Kemboi D, Siwe-Noundou X, Krause RWM et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules26165055
- Yuexiandajisu diterpenoids from Euphorbia ebracteolata Hayata (Langdu roots): An overview.ReviewPhytochemistry · 2023Bailly CDOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113784
- Diterpenoids from the genus Euphorbia: Structure and biological activity (2013-2019).ReviewPhytochemistry · 2021Xu Y, Tang P, Zhu M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112846
- Anti-Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Compounds Isolated from Plants of Euphorbia Genus.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Rojas-Jiménez S, Valladares-Cisneros MG, Salinas-Sánchez DO et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051083
- Euphorbia diterpenes: isolation, structure, biological activity, and synthesis (2008-2012).ReviewChemical reviews · 2014Vasas A, Hohmann JDOI: 10.1021/cr400541j
- Euphorbia characias latex amine oxidase and peroxidase: interacting enzymes?ReviewThe protein journal · 2013Pintus F, Spanò D, Floris G et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10930-013-9501-6
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Euphorbia characias.jpg
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- Euphorbia
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- Category:Euphorbia
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- Euphorbia
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- taxon common name
- tabaiba
- has fruit type
- nut
- taxonomic type
- Euphorbia antiquorum
- taxon author citation
- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Inflorescence and fruit
- Xerophytes and succulents
- Irritants
- Uses
- Misidentification as cacti
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Selected species
- Hybrids
- Subgenera
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Euphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroides
Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euphorbia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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