spurge
''Euphorbia'' is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to t ...
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Acalyphoideae
The Acalyphoideae are a subfamily within the family Euphorbiaceae with 116 genera in 20 tribes.
See also
* Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae
Here is a full taxonomy of the family Euphorbiaceae, according to the most recent molecular research. Thi ...
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is derived from the Greek words α (''a''), meaning "not", and δήλος (''delos''), meaning "visible." It refers to the difficulties Linnaeus experienced interpreting the genus.
Species
;Current species include:
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Adelia barbinervis
''Adelia barbinervis'', commonly known as teenek, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, that is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America. The Huastec Maya cultivated the plant as a famine food, cooking the s ...
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Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a Germans, German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot ...
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Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 November 1794, Xanten – 12 October 1866, Halle an der Saale, Halle) was a German botanist.
He studied in Berlin, in 1819 becoming curator of the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Royal Herbarium. He was ...
– hairynerve adelia - Mexico, N Central America
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Adelia brandegeei
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
'' V.W.Steinm. - Baja California Sur, Sonora
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Adelia cinerea
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
Adelia membranifolia
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
Chodat Robert Hippolyte Chodat (4 June 1865, Moutier – 28 April 1934) was a Swiss botanist and phycology, phycologist who was a professor and director of the botanical institute at the University of Geneva.
He studied medicine and botany at Geneva, wher ...
& Hassl. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina
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Adelia oaxacana
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
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Hemsl.
William Botting Hemsley (29 December 1843, in East Hoathly – 7 October 1924, in Kent) was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal (horticulture), Victoria Medal of Honour recipient.
He was born in East Hoathly, Sussex and in 1860 started wo ...
– Oaxaca Adelia - most of Mexico from San Luis Potosí + Sinaloa to Chiapas + Quintana Roo
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Adelia obovata
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
'' Wiggins & Robbins - Sonora, Sinaloa
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Adelia panamensis
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Panama
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Adelia ricinella
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
'' L. – Wild Lime - West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia
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Adelia triloba
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
Adelia vaseyi
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is deriv ...
Bernardia
''Bernardia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies.
;Species
;Formerly included
moved to other genera ''( Adeli ...
Forestiera
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Oleaceae), '' Garciadelia,
Homonoia
Homonoia ( gr, Ὁμόνοια) is the concept of order and unity, ''being of one mind together'' or ''union of hearts''. It was used by the Greeks to create unity in the politics of classical Greece. It saw widespread use when Alexander the G ...
Mallotus
''Mallotus'' may refer to:
* ''Mallotus'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Osmeridae
* ''Mallotus'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae
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