Euphorbia ipecacuanhae

Carolina ipecac
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. ipecacuanhae
Binomial name
	Euphorbia ipecacuanhae; L. (1753)
Synonyms
	Agaloma ipecacuanhae (L.) Nieuwl. (1912) ; Anisophyllum ipecacuanha (L.) Haw. (1812) ; Euphorbia atrorubens Engelm. ex Boiss. (1862) ; Euphorbia ipecacuanhae f. linearis (Moldenke) Fernald (1948) ; Euphorbia ipecacuanhae var. portulacoides Boiss. (1862) ; Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae (L.) Small (1903) ; Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae f. linearis Moldenke (1947) ; Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae f. orbiculata Moldenke (1948) ; Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae f. rubra Moldenke (1949) ; Tithymalus ipecacuanhae (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke (1860) ; Vallaris ipecacuanhae (L.) Raf. (1838) ; Vallaris ipecacuanhae var. linearifolia Raf. (1840) ;

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Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, known by the common names of Carolina ipecac, American ipecac, and ipecac spurge, is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the seaboard of the eastern United States, from South Carolina to Long Island.^[2]

Though it is not closely related to its namesake, Carapichea ipecacuanha, it was often used for the same purpose, with the deep taproot used to create a powerful emetic as a local substitute for imported syrup of ipecac.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 4 December 2022
^ "Euphorbia ipecacuanhae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ "Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L." Waring Historical Library. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

External links

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[POWO_101695-2-1] "Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 4 December 2022

[2] "Euphorbia ipecacuanhae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[3] "Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L." Waring Historical Library. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

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