Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
golondrina	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
leche de golondrina	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Aerial parts, Latex, Leaf, Root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Euphorbia hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang Fl. Ilustr. Rio Grande do Sul 11: 63 (1975).
Chamaesyce hirta var. procumbens Moldenke Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 178 (1940).
Chamaesyce hirta subsp. procumbens Croizat Lilloa 6: 299 (1941).
Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D.G.Burch Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 98 (1966).
Chamaesyce pilulifera var. procumbens Small Fl. S.E. U.S.: 714 (1903).
Euphorbia bicapitata Brandegee Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 367 (1917).
Euphorbia hirta var. procumbens (Boiss.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 497 (1911).
Euphorbia pilulifera var. procumbens Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 21 (1862).
Euphorbia procumbens DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 111 (1813), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Euphorbia hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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