Cnidoscolus
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| Cnidoscolus | |
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| Cnidoscolus souzae | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Manihoteae |
| Genus: | Cnidoscolus Pohl[1] |
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Bivonea Raf. |
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Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning "nettle," and σκολος (skolos), meaning "thorn" or "prickle."[2]
[edit] Selected species
- Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.
- Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr. – mala mujer
- Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh – chaya
- Cnidoscolus elasticus Lundell
- Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl
- Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray – spurge nettle
- Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll.Arg.) Small – Texas bullnettle
- Cnidoscolus tubulosus (Müll.Arg.) I.M.Johnst.
- Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Genus: Cnidoscolus Pohl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-04-13. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2729. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 355. ISBN 9780849323324. http://books.google.com/books?id=eS7lX_rC3GEC&.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Cnidoscolus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2729. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Cnidoscolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28254. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2
[edit] External links
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