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Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Euphorbia thymifolia: Chamaesyce thymifolia (plant). Location: Maui, Kahului zh:千根草
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)
Chinese
千根草, 小飞扬, 小飞扬草, 小飞羊草, 细叶地锦草
gor
Idu
Indonesian
Patikan cina
Malayalam
നിലപ്പാല
szy
Nipaluman-biyang
Tamil
அம்மான்பச்சரிசி
Thai
น้ำนมราชสีห์เล็ก

Synonyms

  • Anisophyllum thymifolium (L.) Haw.
  • Aplarina microphylla (Lam.) Raf.
  • Chamaesyce mauritiana Commers. ex Denis
  • Chamaesyce microphylla (Lam.) Soják
  • Chamaesyce rubrosperma Millsp.
  • Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp.
  • Chamaesyce thymifolia f. suffrutescens (Boiss.) Hurus.
  • Euphorbia aegyptiaca var. annobonensis Mildbr.
  • Euphorbia afzelii N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia botryoides Noronha
  • Euphorbia foliata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
  • Euphorbia microphylla Lam.
  • Euphorbia philippina J.Gay ex Boiss.
  • Euphorbia rubicunda Blume
  • Euphorbia rubrosperma Lotsy
  • Euphorbia thymifolia f. laxifoliata Chodat & Hassl.
  • Euphorbia thymifolia var. disticha Nutt.
  • Euphorbia thymifolia var. suffrutescens Boiss.
  • Euphorbia thymifolia var. viridis Basum. & S.Baruah

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.