Cnidoscolus

Cnidoscolus
Cnidoscolus
Cnidoscolus souzae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Manihoteae
Genus: Cnidoscolus
Pohl[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms

Bivonea Raf.
Jussieuia Houst.
Victorinia Léon[1]

Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning "nettle," and σκολος (skolos), meaning "thorn" or "prickle."[2]

Selected species

  • Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.
  • Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr. – mala mujer
  • Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh – chaya
  • Cnidoscolus elasticus Lundell
  • Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl
  • Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray – spurge nettle
  • Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll.Arg.) Small – Texas bullnettle
  • Cnidoscolus tubulosus (Müll.Arg.) I.M.Johnst.
  • Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Cnidoscolus Pohl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-04-13. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2729. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  2. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 355. ISBN 9780849323324. http://books.google.com/books?id=eS7lX_rC3GEC&. 
  3. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Cnidoscolus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2729. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  4. ^ "Cnidoscolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28254. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  • Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.  ISBN 0-89672-614-2

External links

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  • Cnidoscolus —   Cnidoscolus Cnidoscolus souzae …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cnidoscolus — ID 20440 Symbol Key CNIDO Common Name cnidoscolus Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TX, VA Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cnidoscolus — noun a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Cnidoscolus • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family …   Useful english dictionary

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