Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Euphorbia maculata L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 455 [tax. nov.]
Small, J.K. (22 July 1903), Flora of the Southeastern United States: 713, 1333 [basionym]
basionym of: Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small legitimate
Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 63, Fig. 9j [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euphorbia supina Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) Moldenke legitimate common name: Eyebane [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euphorbia supina Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) Moldenke legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) H.Hara isonym misapplication: Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp. legitimate by Blakely, W.F. (1 April 1923), Weeds of New South Wales. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 34: 288, 289 (fig.) misapplication: Euphorbia thymifolia L. legitimate by Anderson, R.H. (8 August 1939), The naturalised flora of New South Wales (excluding Gramineae). Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(1): 25 misapplication: Euphorbia thymifolia L. legitimate by White, C.T. (1942), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 53: 227 misapplication: Euphorbia thymifolia L. legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 116 misapplication: Euphorbia thymifolia L. legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 412 misapplication: Euphorbia chamaesyce L. legitimate by Thomson, B.G. in Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Euphorbia. Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 216-217, Fig. 72 misapplication: Chamaesyce australis (Boiss.) D.C.Hassall legitimate by Ross, J.H. in Ross, J.H. (ed.) (January 2000), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 6: 74
  • APC Comment: Treated as Euphorbia chamaesyce in NT. Euphorbia supina is also recognised as a distinct taxon in NT.
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Barker, R.M. & Lang, P.J. (10 July 2012), Name changes associated with the South Australian census of vascular plants for the calendar year 2011. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25: 99 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small legitimate
Halford, D.A. & Harris, W.K. (21 December 2012), A taxonomic revision of Euphorbia section Anisophyllum Roeper (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 8(4): 516-518, Fig. 26O, Map 29 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euphorbia supina Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) Moldenke legitimate
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 300-301, photos 10-11 [secondary reference]
common name: Spotted Spurge [n/a]