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| Mercuries | |
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| Mercurialis perennis | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subtribe: | Mercurialinae |
| Genus: |
Mercurialis L. |
| Type species | |
| Mercurialis perennis
[1]
[2] | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
Mercurialis /mərˌkjʊəriˈælɪs/ is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, the spurges, known commonly as the mercuries. These are slender herbs ( forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. [3] [4] [5]
- Species [3]
- Mercurialis annua L. – most of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (from Turkey to Iran and Qatar), and islands of the eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, etc.)
- Mercurialis canariensis Obbard & S.A.Harris – Canary Islands
- Mercurialis corsica Coss. & Kralik – Corsica, Sardinia
- Mercurialis elliptica Lam. – Spain, Portugal, Morocco
- Mercurialis huetii Hanry – Spain, France, Morocco
- Mercurialis leiocarpa Siebold & Zucc. – China, Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal
- Mercurialis × longifolia Lam. – Spain, Portugal, France (M. annua × M. tomentosa)
- Mercurialis ovata Sternb. & Hoppe – C + E Europe and SW Asia from Germany + Italy to Russia + Syria
- Mercurialis × paxii Graebn. – C + E Europe from Germany to Crimea (M. ovata × M. perennis)
- Mercurialis perennis L. – most of Europe plus Algeria, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran
- Mercurialis reverchonii Rouy – Spain, Morocco
- Mercurialis tomentosa L. – Spain, Portugal, France, Balearic Islands
- formerly included [3]
transferred to other genera ( Acalypha Adenocline Claoxylon Leidesia Micrococca Seidelia Speranskia )
- M. abyssinica – Micrococca mercurialis
- M. acanthocarpa – Speranskia cantonensis
- M. alternifolia Lam. 1797 not Hochst. ex Baill. 1858 – Micrococca mercurialis
- M. alternifolia Hochst. ex Baill. 1858 not Lam. 1797 – Acalypha hochstetteriana
- M. androgyna – Leidesia procumbens
- M. angustifolia – Claoxylon angustifolium
- M. australis – Claoxylon australe
- M. bupleuroides – Adenocline pauciflora var. bupleuroides
- M. caffra – Adenocline acuta
- M. capensis – Leidesia procumbens
- M. cucullata – Acalypha segetalis
- M. dregeana – Adenocline acuta
- M. indica – Claoxylon hainanense
- M. pauciflora – Adenocline pauciflora
- M. procumbens – Leidesia procumbens
- M. pumila – Seidelia triandra
- M. serrata – Adenocline pauciflora var. ovalifolia
- M. subcordata – Adenocline acuta
- M. tenella – Adenocline pauciflora var. tenella
- M. tenerifolia – Claoxylon tenerifolium
- M. triandra – Seidelia triandra
- M. tricocca Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss 1845 not E.Mey. ex Sond. 1850 – Leidesia procumbens
- M. tricocca E.Mey. ex Sond. 1850 not Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss 1845 – Adenocline violifolia
- M. violifolia – Adenocline violifolia
- M. Mercurialis zeyheri – Adenocline pauciflora var. transiens
References
- ^ lectotype designated by J. K. Small in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 2: 460 (1913).
- ^ Tropicos, genus Mercurialis
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Mercurialis includes photos and European distribution maps
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 247 山靛属 shan dian shu Mercurialis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1035. 1753.
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(Redirected from
Mercury (plant))
| Mercuries | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Mercurialis perennis | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subtribe: | Mercurialinae |
| Genus: |
Mercurialis L. |
| Type species | |
| Mercurialis perennis
[1]
[2] | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
Mercurialis /mərˌkjʊəriˈælɪs/ is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, the spurges, known commonly as the mercuries. These are slender herbs ( forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. [3] [4] [5]
- Species [3]
- Mercurialis annua L. – most of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (from Turkey to Iran and Qatar), and islands of the eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, etc.)
- Mercurialis canariensis Obbard & S.A.Harris – Canary Islands
- Mercurialis corsica Coss. & Kralik – Corsica, Sardinia
- Mercurialis elliptica Lam. – Spain, Portugal, Morocco
- Mercurialis huetii Hanry – Spain, France, Morocco
- Mercurialis leiocarpa Siebold & Zucc. – China, Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal
- Mercurialis × longifolia Lam. – Spain, Portugal, France (M. annua × M. tomentosa)
- Mercurialis ovata Sternb. & Hoppe – C + E Europe and SW Asia from Germany + Italy to Russia + Syria
- Mercurialis × paxii Graebn. – C + E Europe from Germany to Crimea (M. ovata × M. perennis)
- Mercurialis perennis L. – most of Europe plus Algeria, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran
- Mercurialis reverchonii Rouy – Spain, Morocco
- Mercurialis tomentosa L. – Spain, Portugal, France, Balearic Islands
- formerly included [3]
transferred to other genera ( Acalypha Adenocline Claoxylon Leidesia Micrococca Seidelia Speranskia )
- M. abyssinica – Micrococca mercurialis
- M. acanthocarpa – Speranskia cantonensis
- M. alternifolia Lam. 1797 not Hochst. ex Baill. 1858 – Micrococca mercurialis
- M. alternifolia Hochst. ex Baill. 1858 not Lam. 1797 – Acalypha hochstetteriana
- M. androgyna – Leidesia procumbens
- M. angustifolia – Claoxylon angustifolium
- M. australis – Claoxylon australe
- M. bupleuroides – Adenocline pauciflora var. bupleuroides
- M. caffra – Adenocline acuta
- M. capensis – Leidesia procumbens
- M. cucullata – Acalypha segetalis
- M. dregeana – Adenocline acuta
- M. indica – Claoxylon hainanense
- M. pauciflora – Adenocline pauciflora
- M. procumbens – Leidesia procumbens
- M. pumila – Seidelia triandra
- M. serrata – Adenocline pauciflora var. ovalifolia
- M. subcordata – Adenocline acuta
- M. tenella – Adenocline pauciflora var. tenella
- M. tenerifolia – Claoxylon tenerifolium
- M. triandra – Seidelia triandra
- M. tricocca Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss 1845 not E.Mey. ex Sond. 1850 – Leidesia procumbens
- M. tricocca E.Mey. ex Sond. 1850 not Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss 1845 – Adenocline violifolia
- M. violifolia – Adenocline violifolia
- M. Mercurialis zeyheri – Adenocline pauciflora var. transiens
References
- ^ lectotype designated by J. K. Small in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 2: 460 (1913).
- ^ Tropicos, genus Mercurialis
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Mercurialis includes photos and European distribution maps
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 247 山靛属 shan dian shu Mercurialis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1035. 1753.
External links
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Mercurialis.
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