Cunningham, A. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 348 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Baillon, H.E. (1866), Euphorbiacees Australiennes. Adansonia 6: 290 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia eremophila var. genuina Baill. nom. inval.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (September 1877), List of the plants obtained during Mr. C. Giles's travels in Australia in 1875 and 1876. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15: 273 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 6 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 18 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 32 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 333 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 66 [secondary reference]

Wehmer, C. (1911), Die Pflanzenstoffe: 442 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia eremocarpus Wehmer nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 473 [secondary reference]

common name: Caustic plant [n/a] common name: Sheep-poison [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 354 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 866 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Euphorbia deserticola F.Muell. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1942), Gascoyne stock route poison plants. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia ser. 2 19: 89 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia clutioides C.A.Gardner nom. inval.

Gardner, C.A. (1943), Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XI. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 27: 182 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia clutioides C.A.Gardner nom. inval.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 508 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia clutioides J.M.Black nom. inval.

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 251 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia clutioides Specht nom. inval.

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 8, 69, 70-71, Fig. 36 [secondary reference]

common name: Caustic Bush [n/a] common name: Desert Spurge [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 208 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Euphorbia deserticola F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euphorbia clutioides C.A.Gardner nom. inval.

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 244 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 348 [secondary reference]

Hassall, D.C. (1977), The genus Euphorbia in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 25(4): 429 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Dirk Hartog's Island, A. Cunningham 222, 1822 (K)!"

Hassall, D.C. (1977), The genus Euphorbia in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 25(4): 439 [basionym]

basionym of: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 456 [secondary reference]

common name: Spurgewort [n/a] common name: Bottle-tree Caustic [n/a] common name: Caustic Plant [n/a] common name: Caustic Bush [n/a] common name: Desert Spurge [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 116 [secondary reference]

Kalotas, A. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Euphorbia. Flora of Central Australia: 188 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 410 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 107 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. legitimate

Fosberg, F.R. (15 March 1988), New & noteworthy plants from Great Barrier Reef sand cays, Australia. Brittonia 40(1): 59 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 424 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate common name: Desert Spurge [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 304 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 59 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Euphorbia planitiicola D.C.Hassall legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 348

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 424 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate common name: Desert Spurge [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 183 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila (A.Cunn.) D.C.Hassall legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 348

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Euphorbia planitiicola D.C.Hassall legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 348

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