Sapium laurifolium

Sapium laurifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Hippomaneae
Subtribus: Hippomaninae
Genus: Sapium
Species: Sapium laurifolium

Name

Sapium laurifolium (A.Rich.) Griseb., 1859

Synonyms

Basionym
- Stillingia laurifolia A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 201 (1850).
Homotypic
- Sapium laurocerasus var. laurifolium (Griseb.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 116 (1863).
- Excoecaria laurocerasus var. laurifolia (Griseb.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1203 (1866).
Heterotypic
- Sapium brownei Banks ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 49 (1859), pro syn.
- Sapium laurocerasus var. ellipticum Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 116 (1863).
- Excoecaria laurocerasus var. elliptica (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1203 (1866).
- Sapium decipiens Preuss, Exped. C.-Südamer.: 386 (1901).
- Sapium utile Preuss, Exped. C.-Südamer.: 386 (1901).
- Sapium eglandulosum Ule, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35: 673 (1905).
- Sapium anadenum Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 164 (1908).
- Sapium pleiostachys K.Schum. & Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 164 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Western South America
  - Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Southeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Grisebach, A.H.R., 1859. Fl. Brit. W. I. 49.

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sapium laurifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sapium laurifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sapium laurifolium. Published online. Accessed: Oct 15 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Sapium laurifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Sapium laurifolium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sapium laurifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Beyacca, Gum tree, Milk wood (Jamaica)
español: Leche, Lechero, Lechoso, Lechuga, Lechugo, Palo de leche, Piniche (Cuba), Aburridero, Daguilla, Lengua de vaca, Pela huevos (Dominican Republic), Tabaiba (Puerto Rico)
français: Bois brulant, Bois lait (Haiti)

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