American Ipecac
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae Linnaeus
American Ipecac: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3497
Synonyms
Carolina Ipecac  Euphorbia arundelana  Euphorbia marilandica  Ipecac Spurge  Wild Ipecac 
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This member of the Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) is a perennial herb of the eastern Coastal Plain. It is common in sandy soils, often under pines. This species is not related to another plant with the same common name: Gillenia stipulata, in the Rose Family. The latter species occurred in Maryland historically, but is excluded from the Maryland Plant Atlas.

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Carolina ipecac
Scientific classification Edit this 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)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • 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)

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

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  1. ^ a b "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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