Euphorbia peplus L.Species
  • Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 456 (1753)
  • Status
  • NAaccepted (present)
  • SAaccepted (naturalised-introduced)
  • TAaccepted (naturalised-introduced)
  • Map
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  • Ecology and Distribution :
  • Tropical Africa
    Biology :
    Slender annual herb to 30 cm tall, glabrous, branched from near the bas; leaves on the stem entire, 5-20x 3--12 mm, ±ovate; ray-leaves similar, but with shorter petioles; raylet-leaves smaller; rays 3, dichotomous; not spiny.
    Ecology :
    Shady places among rocks in evergreen bushland; winter rainfall area of escarpment (Erithrea); 1150-130 m alt. Cosmopolitan weed, perhaps of mediterranean origin.
  • Austral Africa
    Biol./Eco :
    biology: annual (occ. perennial)-Herb - Ht 0.1 - 0.5 m. Alt: 15 - 1770 m. Distribution: EC, FS, GA, KN, NW, WC
  • Bibliography19
  • BALL, J. (1878). Spicilegium florae Maroccanae - J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 659 — under: Euphorbia peploides Gouan 
    PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. - : 309 — under: Euphorbia peplus var. peploides (Gouan) Vis. 
    Cat. Pl. Maroc 2: 467 (1932). 
    Trav. Inst. Sci. Chérifien, Sér. Bot. 12: 132 (1960).
    Fl. Algérie [Quézel & Santa] 2: 600 (1963). 
    Fl. Eur. 2: 222 (1968).
    Fl. Tunisie [Pottier-Alapetite] 1: 482 (1979).
    Fl. Libya 89: 42 (1982).
    Fl. Sahara (ed. 2) : 334 (1983).
    Med-Checklist 3: 218 (1986).
    Fl. Andaluc. Occ. 2: 230 (1987). 
    HANSEN, A. & P. SUNDING (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition - Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295 — under: Euphorbia peploides Gouan
    Fl. Iberica 8: 261 (1997). 
    Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 2: 64 (2000).
    Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Sér. Bot. 37: 180 (2005)
    Fl. Prat. Maroc 2: 221 (2007).
    BORGES P.A.V., C. ABREU & AL. (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos.. 194 
    Fl. Tunisie (Le Floc'h & Boulos) : 182 (2008). 
    Pl. Sudan Checklist 220 (2015)
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