Cnidoscolus

Cnidoscolus
Cnidoscolus souzae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Manihoteae
Genus:	Cnidoscolus Pohl[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Bivonea Raf. Jussieuia Houst. Victorinia Léon[1]

Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning "nettle," and σκολος (skolos), meaning "thorn" or "prickle."^[2]

Selected species

• Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.
• Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr. – mala mujer
• Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh – chaya
• Cnidoscolus elasticus Lundell
• Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl
• Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray – spurge nettle
• Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll.Arg.) Small – Texas bullnettle
• Cnidoscolus tubulosus (Müll.Arg.) I.M.Johnst.
• Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur^[3][4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Genus: Cnidoscolus Pohl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-04-13. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2729. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
2. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 355. ISBN 9780849323324. http://books.google.com/books?id=eS7lX_rC3GEC&. 
3. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Cnidoscolus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2729. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
4. ^ "Cnidoscolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28254. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 

• Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.  ISBN 0-89672-614-2

External links

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