Euphorbia tithymaloides L. subsp. padifolia (L.) V.W. Steinm. (Acta Bot. Mex. 65: 49. 2003.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (endemic + To) [], South America (Curaçao),
Common Names: Bleeding heart (L. Antilles), Bois-lait (L. Antilles), Grosse oreilles (L. Antilles), Herbe à cors (L. Antilles), Jew bush (L. Antilles), Lait à cors (L. Antilles), Milk bush (L. Antilles), Pantoufle (L. Antilles), Patagon (L. Antilles), Redbird flower (L. Antilles), Slipper plant (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Euphorbia tithymaloides L. var. padifolia L. (Sp. Pl. 453. 1753.), Pedilanthus padifolius (L.) Poit. (Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 19: 393. 1812.), Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. subsp. padifolius (L.) Dressler (Contr. Gray Herb. 182: 156. 1957.),
Citations:1). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 2). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 3). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 4). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
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