Leidesia procumbens
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Leidesia
- Species
- Leidesia procumbens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1914
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Leidesia procumbens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acalypha obtusaName author: Thunb.
- Adenocline procumbensName author: Druce
- Croton ricinocarpusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Croton ricinokarposName author: Houtt.
- Leidesia capensisName author: (L.f.) Müll.Arg.
- Leidesia obtusaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Leidesia procumbens var. genuinaName author: Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Leidesia procumbens var. obtusaName author: (Thunb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Leidesia sonderianaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Mercurialis androgynaName author: Steud.
- Mercurialis capensisName author: Sond.
- Mercurialis procumbensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Mercurialis tricoccaName author: Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss
- Paradenocline procumbensName author: Müll.Arg.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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