Euphorbia obtusifolia

The scientific name Euphorbia obtusifolia has been used for at least three species of Euphorbia :

• Euphorbia obtusifoliaLam. is a synonym of Euphorbia terracina L., native from Macaronesia through Hungary and the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula ^[1]
• Euphorbia obtusifoliaPoir. is an illegitimate name that has been applied to:
  • Euphorbia lamarckii Sweet – of which it is a synonym; native to the western Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro); ^[2] also known by the synonym Euphorbia broussonetii ^[3]
  • Euphorbia regis-jubae J.Gay – with which it has been confused; native to the eastern Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura), west Morocco and north-western Western Sahara ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Euphorbia terracina", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-01-29
2. "Euphorbia lamarckii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-01-29
3. Bramwell, David (2003), "Observations on a proposal to conserve the name Euphorbia obtusifolia Poiret.", Botánica Macaronésica (24): 143–147, retrieved 2018-01-29
4. "Euphorbia regis-jubae", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-01-29