Taxon: Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Summary

Genus:

Euphorbia

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily:

Euphorbioideae

Tribe:

Euphorbieae

Subtribe:

Euphorbiinae

Nomen number:

423411

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:454. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

12/15/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Euphorbia microphylla Lam.

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Conservation Status

CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.
Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):271.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: = Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.
Uddin, M. K. et al. 2010. Characterizing weed populations in different turfgrass sites throughout the Klang Valley of Western Peninsular Malaysia. Weed Technol. 24:173-181. DOI: 10.1614/WT-09-046.1. Note: as "Euphorbia thymefolia (L.)"
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	chickenweed	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	1	Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
English	Gulf sandmat	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Spanish	golondrina	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	2	Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Congo			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Comoros			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Andhra Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Bihar		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Delhi		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Goa		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Haryana		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Madhya Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tripura		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	s. & c.	Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe	St. Barthelemy		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Guayas		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Los Ríos		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pastaza		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pichincha		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Tungurahua		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zambia
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Iran
CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Manipur, Sikkim, Rajasthan], Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (s. & c.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe [St. Barthelemy], Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Guayas, Los Ríos, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Tungurahua], Peru [Loreto]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay

Reference(s)

Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
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Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
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Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:732.
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Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Medicines	folklore		Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):271.
Medicines	folklore	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: = Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.
Medicines	folklore	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Medicines	folklore	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons	fish		Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):271.
Vertebrate poisons	fish	as Chamaesyce thymifolia	Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
Weed		weed in lawns and turf fields	Uddin, M. K. et al. 2010. Characterizing weed populations in different turfgrass sites throughout the Klang Valley of Western Peninsular Malaysia. Weed Technol. 24:173-181. DOI: 10.1614/WT-09-046.1. Note: as "Euphorbia thymefolia (L.)"

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=423411. Accessed 26 October 2026.