Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Flowering Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Malpighiales
()
- Family:
Janiroidea
()
- Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
()
- Tribe:
Acalypheae
()
- Genus:
Mercurialis
()
- Linnaeus, 1753
- Specific epithet:
longifolia
- Lam.
- Botanical name: - Mercurialis longifolia Lam.
- Specific epithet:
longifolia
- Lam.
- Genus:
Mercurialis
(
- Tribe:
Acalypheae
(
- Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
(
- Family:
Janiroidea
(
- Order:
Malpighiales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Mercurialis bichei Magnier
- Mercurialis bichei var. malinvaldi (Sennen) Rouy
- Mercurialis longifolia subsp. malinvaldi (Sennen) Jauzein
- Mercurialis malinvaldi Sennen
- Mercurialis tomentosa var. pubescens Loscos & Pardo
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Mercurialis
There are approximately 28 species in this genus:
M. afra · M. ambiuga · M. annua (Annual Mercury) · M. annua huetii · M. bicheri · M. corsica · M. elliptica · M. expansa · M. glabra · M. huetti · M. leiocarpa · M. leiocarpus · M. lejocarpa · M. longifolia · M. malinvaudii · M. montana · M. ovata · M. paxii · M. perenneis · M. perennis (Dog's Mercury) · M. perennis 'Cae Rhos Lligwy' · M. perennis 'Ringsbury Camp' · M. pinnatifidia · M. pubescens · M. reverchonii · M. theodori · M. tomentosa · M. tormentosa
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7512363
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-125757
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:966631-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1506327
