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Sep 18, 2012 · Many plants belong to the genus Euphorbia (about 528 species), but that is not the extent of the Euphorbiaceae family, which contains about 232 different genera and many, many species (APG III Taxonomic System). This article addresses some members of the Euphorbiaceae family that are not of the genus Euphorbia.
Description. Family Euphorbiaceae, Genus Ricinus. Castor bean (palma christi) is an annual leafy green plant that can grow up to 5 m high; the flowers are monoecious and without petals. Fruit is a capsule covered with soft prickles that usually contains three hard, shiny, brown seeds ( Audi et al., 2005; Jayalakshmi et al., 2019 ).
Jan 6, 2022 · Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is one of the most diverse genera of flowering plants, and one of the largest, with about 2,000 species and 600 hybrids and cultivars. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular and easy-to-grow types of Euphorbia plants. What is a euphorbia?
Jan 1, 2013 · Consistent with their floral and inflorescence diversity, Euphorbiaceae show a great diversity of pollination systems and pollinator species. Pollination occurs abiotically via wind in Acalypha , some Macaranga and Mallotus species, Mercurialis (Daumann 1972 ; Korbecka et al. 2011 ), Ricinus (Alex 1957 ), and probably many other Acalypheae.
Jan 6, 2022 · Euphorbiaceae family is the fourth largest family of flowering plants, englobing 6000 species of plants, ranging from tiny annual weeds to giant trees, distributed all over the world except for the arctic and antarctic. Some present an economic income and are essential to modern life.
Dec 15, 2022 · Euphorbia is a genus of ±2250 species, the majority being herbaceous with a worldwide distribution in temperate and tropical zones. The other tree, shrubby, and (semi-) succulent species are found almost exclusively in the tropics and subtropics, with the true succulents, numbering ±870, occurring primarily in the drier regions of Africa and Madagascar.
Euphorbiaceae is readily distinguished by the milky latex, unisexual flowers, 3-carpellate and 3-celled ovary with 1 or 2 pendulous ovules having ventral raphe in, each cell, and carunculate seed. Economic Importance of Euphorbiaceae: This family is of great economic importance. Rubber is obtained from Hevea brasiliensis and Manihot glaziovii.
