Euphorbia meloformis

Life-forms

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: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Athymalus
Sectio: E. sect. Anthacanthae
Subsectio: E. subsect. Florispinae
Series: E. ser. Meleuphorbia
Species: Euphorbia meloformis
Name

Euphorbia meloformis Aiton, 1789
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Euphorbia pomiformis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 86 (1800).
Euphorbia meloniformis Lem., Jard. Fleur. 4(Misc.): 65 (1854), nom. nud.
Euphorbia falsa N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 358 (1915).
Euphorbia infausta N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 358 (1915), nom. illeg.
Euphorbia pyriformis N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 359 (1915).
Euphorbia valida N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 356 (1915).
Euphorbia meloformis var. pomiformis (Thunb.) Marloth, S. African Gard. & Country Life 18: 45 (1928).
Euphorbia meloformis var. prolifera Frick, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 6: 74 (1934).
Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley, Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bull. 11(3): 97 (1998).
Euphorbia meloformis f. falsa (N.E.Br.) Marx, Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bull. 12: 32 (1999).
Euphorbia meloformis f. magna R.A.Dyer ex Marx, Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bull. 12: 13 (1999).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. II. Octandria–Monadelphia. 460 pp., tt. 7–10. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:135.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia meloformis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia meloformis. Published online. Accessed: Jul 04 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia meloformis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia meloformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jul 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia meloformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Melon spurge
español: Euforbio melon
Vernacular names

Euphorbia meloformis, called the melon spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References

Hort. Kew. 2: 135 (1789)
"Euphorbia meloformis Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
"Euphorbia meloformis melon spurge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 February 2021.