* Euphorbia hirta Linnaeus (1753a: 454)

Ecology: roadsides, fields, scrub, open forests (Jinshuang & Gilbert 2008).

Distribution: native to America, introduced in Africa, S and SE Asia, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and Australis (POWO 2023) .

Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): Kupang, [Kupang, 10°10’15” S, 123°36’25” E], {vicinity of aerodrome}, 12 December 1953, van Steenis, C. G. G. J. 17980 (L [L.2209783]) ; South Central Timor, [Bila, 9°41’56” S, 124°15’03” E], 25 February 1968, Kooy, C. W. 415 (L [L.2209773]) ; { Bila-Oenangkai}, 26 February 1968, Kooy, C. W. 416 (L [L.2209774]) ; [Soe, 9°51’39” S, 124°16’58” E], 15 February 1929, Walsh, M.E. 93 (BM [BM015176353]) ; Timor — Unknown s.n. (L [L.2209869]) ; Unknown s.n. (L [L.2209870]) ; Vaillant, S. s.n. (P [P00230038]); Timor Leste: January 1962, Cinatti, R. 252 (L [L.2209771]); January 1962, Cinatti, R. 356 (L [L.2209777]); Bobonaro, road Maubara-Aidabaleten, [8°47’57” S, 125°10’16” E], {in Lóis, after crossing the Lóis stream}, 7 February 2005, Paiva, J., Silveira, P. & Sousa, A. J. T 331 (COI, L [L.2209863]) ; Ermera, [Ermera, 8°45’08” S, 125°23’49” E], 25 January 2004, Paiva, J. & Silveira, P. T 180 (COI, L [L.2209861]) ; Manatuto, [Laclo, 8°33’18” S, 125°54’34” E], 25 January 2004, Paiva, J. & Silveira, P. T 215 (COI, L [L.2209862]) .

Red List Assessment: Not Assessed.