Euphorbia bifida Hooker & Arnott (1837: 213)

Simão, Inês F., Silveira, Paulo C., Wajer, Jacek, Schuiteman, André & Welzen, Peter Van, 2024, Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families, Phytotaxa 661 (2), pp. 123-149 : 130

Euphorbia bifida Hooker & Arnott (1837: 213)

Euphorbia serrulata Reinw. ex Blume (1826) , nom illeg.; Fawcett (1885: 517).

Ecology: roadsides, forest margins, scrub, fields ( Jinshuang & Gilbert 2008).

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific islands ( Jinshuang & Gilbert 2008).

Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): Kupang , [Kupang, 10°10’15” S, 123°36’25” E], {Obe Naik}, 2 March 1939, Bloembergen, S. 3333 ( L [ L.2199138]) ; [ Oesau , 10°07’12” S, 123°48’41” E], 2 November 1960, Sauveur, E. G. 86 ( L [ L.2199135]) ; North Central Timor , [Motamaro, 9°20’06” S, 124°50’05” E], 21 January 1965, Kooy, C. W. 150 ( L [ L.2199212]) ; South Central Timor , [Bila, 9°41’56” S, 124°15’03” E], {Bila}, 25 February 1968, Kooy, C. W. 411 ( L [ L.2199210]) ; 26 February 1968, Kooy, C. W. 412 ( L [ L.2199211]) ; [ Enoana , 9°57’23” S, 124°08’39” E], 22 April 1967, Kooy, C. W. 410 ( L [ L.2215755]) ; [ Soe , 9°51’39” S, 124°16’58” E], Walsh, M.E. 5 ( BM [ BM013719601 ]) ; Timor Leste: Aileu , [Turiscai, 8°38’31” S, 125°35’37” E], 1882, Forbes, H. O. 4018 ( BM [ BM013719612 ]) ; Lautém , c. 10 km SSW of Tutuala, [8°29’54” S, 127°12’39” E], 21 October 2006, Cowie, I.D. & Santana F. 11247 ( L [ L.3799413]) ; [ Fuiloro , 8°30’30” S, 126°59’24” E], 21 December 1953, van Steenis, C. G. G. J. 18214 ( BM [ BM013719600 ], L [ L.2209524]) .

Red List Assessment: Not Assessed.