Species within a genus

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EUPHORBIA (G)
Spurge, Melkbos (Le)
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

eu-, = well;
(good, well developed, normal, true)
phorbe, = pasture, food, fodder, forage; fuel.
The name honours, Euphorbus Musa, physician to King Juba, of Numidia (Mauritania) c. 47 B.C., was interested in these cactus-like plants supposedly for medicine – of which many are poisonous.
(LS, BL, M, K3)

Euphorbia caput-medusae (La)
Hondebossie, Medusa's Head, Noordmannetjie (PS)
Location: (F, K)

caput, = the head, of men and animals; of things, the head, top, summit, point, end, extremity;
medusa, = Medusa.**
(ld)

Euphorbia ecklonii
Melkbol, Wilderamenas (PS)
Location: (P)

For Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795-1868).**
(Ch)

Euphorbia epicyparissias (G)
Melkbos, Pisgoed, Wild Spurge (PS)
Location: (F)

epi-, = upon, over, on top of, added to;
cyparissus, from cupressus, = the cypress (sacred to Pluto) [q.v. 'Cyprissa'**];
-ias, = indicates a close connection.
(BL)

Euphorbia erythrina (G)
Pisgoed, Pisgoedbossie, Pisgras (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)

erythros, = red;
-inus, = indicates material or colour, resemblance or possession.
(LS, BL)

Euphorbia genistoides [Now E.caput-medusae] (G, La)
Pisgoed, Pisgoedbossie, Pisgras (PS)
Location: (F, K)

geneis, = the edge of an axe, an axe, pickaxe, mattock;
genesta, genista, = the broom-plant, broom; (also the genus GENISTA);
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.

(LS, ld, BL)

Euphorbia helioscopia (G)
Cat's Milk, Euphorbia Son, Gifbossie (PS)
Location: (F)

(h)elios, = the sun;
copia, = abundant power, wealth, riches, abundance; fullness, copiousness, multitude, number, abundance.
Copia, = the goddess of abundance.
(Alien)

(LS, ld)

Euphorbia maculata (La)

Location: (P)

macula, = a spot, mark, stain; blot, blemish, mole;
(spot, blotch, mesh of network)
-ata, = indicates possession or likeness.
(spotted, blotched)
(Alien)
(ld, BL, Cw)

Euphorbia marlothiana [Now E.caput-medusae] (La)

Location: (F)

For Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)

Euphorbia peplus (La)
Brandmelkkruid, Gifbossie, Milkweed, Purple Spurge (PS)
Location: (F, P)

peplum, peplus, = the robe of state of Minerva/Athene.**
(ld)

Euphorbia silenifolia (G, La)
Silene-leaved Milkroot (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)

SILENE(q.v.);
folium, = a leaf.
(ld)

Euphorbia terracina (La)

Location: (F)

terra, = land, ground, soil;
acinus, = a berry, especially a grape; the stone of a berry;
Tarracina, Terracina, = a town in Latium, formerly called Anxur.
(Alien)
(BL, ld)