Euphorbia peperomioides Boissier (1860: 17)

Silva, Otávio Luis Marques Da, Cordeiro, Inês & Caruzo, Maria Beatriz Rossi, 2014, Synopsis of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, Phytotaxa 181 (4), pp. 193-215 : 202

14. Euphorbia peperomioides Boissier (1860: 17) ( Fig. 5A–B ). Type:— BRAZIL. São Paulo: In campis montosis As Furnas dictis, 4000 ft, L. Riedel s.n. (holotype LE).

Distribution and habitat:— Euphorbia peperomioides is endemic to Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul). In the state of São Paulo the species occurs on high montane habitats, frequently on swampy areas or riversides.

Representative Specimen:— BRAZIL. São Paulo: São José do Barreiro , 21 January 2013, O.L.M. Silva et al. 72 (SP) .

Taxonomic notes:— Euphorbia peperomioides differs from all other prostrate Euphorbia in the state of São Paulo by having leaves with symmetric base, lateral, glanduliform stipules and cyathial glands without petaloid appendages, sometimes with irregular margins that looks like horns.

Figures

FIGURE 5.A–B: Euphorbia peperomioides. A. habit, B. cyathium.C–E: Euphorbia peplus. C. habit, D. branch with cyathia, E. cyathium. F–H: Euphorbia potentilloides. F. habit, G. branch with synflorescence, H. cyathium. Photos: O.L.M. Silva.