Hippomane spinosa
Hippomane spinosa is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2]
Hippomane spinosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Hippomane |
Species: | H. spinosa |
Binomial name | |
Hippomane spinosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sapium ilicifolium Willd. |
Distribution
The plant is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (Dominican Republic, Haiti).[1][4][5]
See also
- Flora of Hispaniola
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Tropicos, Hippomane spinosa L
- Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1191-1192 in Latin
- 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.
- Acevedo-RodrÃguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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