Chapman'S Spurge (Euphorbia chapmanii)
Description
Euphorbia chapmanii is a phanerogama species belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae . It is endemic to Florida in the United States, generic name derived from the Greek physician of King Juba II of Mauritania (52 to 50 BC - 23 ), Euphorbus , in his honor - or in allusion to his great belly - since he medically used Euphorbia resinifera . In 1753 Carlos Linnaeus assigned the name to the whole genre. epithet given in honor of the botanist Alvin Wentworth Chapman (1809 - 1899), American author of a flora of the South of the United States.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Genus: Euphorbia
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