Cnidoscolus
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Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1827.[3][4] The group is widespread across much of North and South America, including the West Indies.[2][5][6][7][8][9]
The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning "nettle," and σκολος (skolos), meaning "thorn" or "prickle."[10]
- Species[2]
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- formerly included[2]
- C. obtusifolius - Jatropha mutabilis
- C. surinamensis - Astraea lobata
References
- ^ "Genus: Cnidoscolus Pohl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-04-13. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pohl, Johann Baptist Emanuel. 1827. Plantarum Brasiliae Icones et Descriptiones 1(2[–3]): 56–60[–63], pl. 49–50[–52]. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Cnidoscolus Pohl
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - ^ González Ramírez, J. 2010. Euphorbiaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 5. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 290–394.
- ^ Martínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Botánica 73(2): 155–281.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- 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
External links
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Data related to Cnidoscolus at Wikispecies
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