Abstract
AbstractLinnaeus appears to have clubbed three distinct species underEuphorbia neriifolia, a species from China and Indonesia that is the originalE. neriifolia, a species from India and Sri Lanka which is now recognized asE. nivulia, and a species from West Africa which is now calledE. drupifera. After conducting field studies and examining the applicable protologues, original type material, world literature, and world herbaria, we conclude that for hundreds of years, workers have erroneously clubbed various species from India underE. neriifolia. These species includeE. ligulariafrom Northeast India and two common succulents from Western India described here as new species viz.E. yadaviiandE. paschimia. An epitype forE. neriifoliafrom Indonesia is designated to stabilize the species,E. ligulariais reinstated as a species, a neotype is designated forE. drupifera.E. complanatais synonymized underE. neriifolia, andE. undulatifoliais synonymized underE. ligularia. We present amended descriptions ofE. neriifolia,E. nivulia,E. drupiferaandE. ligularia.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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