Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Euphorbia thelephora
Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Euphorbia thelephora Halford & W.K.Harris , legitimate, scientific
Halford, D.A. & Harris, W.K. (21 December 2012), A taxonomic revision of Euphorbia section Anisophyllum Roeper (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 8(4): 561-562 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland. Burke District: 83 km S of Normanton on road to Cloncurry, 1 August 2011, D.Halford QM515 (holo: BRI; iso: AD, DNA, MEL, MICH, NSW, P, distribuendi)."
  • APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is form Greek thelephorus, bearing nipple-like projections, in reference to the papillate surface on the capsules and leaves in the typical form of this species."