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Taxon: Family Euphorbiaceae Juss. (1789), nom. cons. - spurge family (plant)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  J.F. Gmelin, 1777 ex A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
Unavailable original name:  Gmelin, J.F. 1777. Allg. Gesch. Pflanzengifte: 23, 119. ["Euphorbiae", nom. praeinit.].
Original name & rank:  de Jussieu, A.L. 1789. Gen. Pl.: 384 ("Ordo"[=Family], "Euphorbiæ"). ≡
Subsequent spelling: 

Attributes

Conserved name (nom. cons. [prop.]) [ICBN/ICN, 2012: Art. 14, Rec. 50E.1, App. II-IV] Ref: W. Greuter et al. (eds.), 1994. Int. Code Bot. Nomencl. (Tokyo Code): App. IIB (p. 106).

Types

Automatically typified subtaxon: Euphorbioideae (Subfamily)
Type: Euphorbia (Genus) L. (1753) Ref: W. Greuter et al. (eds.), 1994: App. IIB (p. 106).

Variants

Pre-starting point name: Euphorbiaceae (Family) J.F. Gmelin (1777), nom. inval.

Synonyms

Including: Androstachyaceae (Family) Airy Shaw (1965) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Bischofiaceae (Family) Airy Shaw (1965) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Hymenocardiaceae (Family) Airy Shaw (1965) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Paivaeusaceae (Family) Meeuse (1990) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Peraceae (Family) Klotzsch (1859) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Phyllanthaceae (Family) Martinov (1820), nom. cons. Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Picrodendraceae (Family) Small (1917), nom. cons. Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Porantheraceae (Family) Hurus. (1954) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Putranjivaceae (Family) Meisn. (1842) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Ricinocarpaceae (Family) Hurusawa (1954) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Stilaginaceae (Family) C.Agardh (1824) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.
Including: Tithymalaceae (Family) Vent. (1799) Ref: J.L. Reveal, 2003-present: 17 Feb 2011.
Including: Uapacaceae (Family) Airy Shaw (1965) Ref: A. Takhtajan, 1997: 243.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: wolfsmelkfamilie Ref: R. van der Meijden, 1990: 244.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: spurge family
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