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The common name "spurge" derives from the Middle English/Old French espurge ("to purge"), due to the use of the plant's sap as a purgative. The botanical name Euphorbia derives from Euphorbus, the Greek physician of king Juba II of Numidia (52-50 BC–23 AD). He is reported to have used a certain plant, possibly Resin Spurge (E. resinifera), as a herbal remedy when the king suffered from a swollen belly[verification needed]. Carolus Linnaeus assigned the name Euphorbia to the entire genus in the physician's honor.[5]

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  • Euphorbia
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  • The common name "spurge" derives from the Middle English/Old French espurge ("to purge"), due to the use of the plant's sap as a purgative. The botanical name Euphorbia derives from Euphorbus, the Greek physician of king Juba II of Numidia (52-50 BC–23 AD). He is reported to have used a certain plant, possibly Resin Spurge (E. resinifera), as a herbal remedy when the king suffered from a swollen belly[verification needed]. Carolus Linnaeus assigned the name Euphorbia to the entire genus in the physician's honor.[5]
diversity link
  • List of Euphorbia species
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subdivision ranks
unranked divisio
Familia
unranked ordo
Name
  • Euphorbia
subtribus
  • Euphorbiinae
ordo
subfamilia
genus authority
Image caption
  • Euphorbia cf. serrata
Genus
  • Euphorbia
subdivision
  • Chamaesyce
  • Esula
  • Euphorbia
  • Rhizanthium
  • and see [[#Subgenera
synonyms
  • Chamaesyce
  • Elaeophorbia
  • Endadenium
  • Monadenium
  • Pedilanthus
  • Synadenium
type species
  • Euphorbia antiquorum Euphorbia serrata
diversity
  • c.2008 species
unranked classis
regnum
  • Plantae
tribus
abstract
  • The common name "spurge" derives from the Middle English/Old French espurge ("to purge"), due to the use of the plant's sap as a purgative. The botanical name Euphorbia derives from Euphorbus, the Greek physician of king Juba II of Numidia (52-50 BC–23 AD). He is reported to have used a certain plant, possibly Resin Spurge (E. resinifera), as a herbal remedy when the king suffered from a swollen belly[verification needed]. Carolus Linnaeus assigned the name Euphorbia to the entire genus in the physician's honor.[5] Juba II himself was a noted patron of the arts and sciences and sponsored several expeditions and biological research. He also was a notable author, writing several scholarly and popular scientific works such as treatises on natural history or a best-selling traveller's guide to Arabia. Euphorbia regisjubae (King Juba's Euphorbia) was named to honor the king's contributions to natural history and his role in bringing the genus to notice.
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