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- Euphorbiaceae (/ juːˈfoʊrbiːˌeɪsiˌaɪ, - siːˌiː /), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of the type genus of the family.
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Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to the type genus ), not just to members of the genus.
- Euphorbia, L.
- Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae is the spurge family of flowering plants and comprises some 6,745 species in 218 genera. Many members, such as cassava, are important food sources. Others are useful for their waxes and oils and as a source of medicinal drugs.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Euphorbia characias flowers. Euphorbiaceae (/ j uː ˈ f oʊ r b iː ˌ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of the type genus of the family.
- Euphorbiaceae, Juss.
- Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae belongs to the order Malpighiales, which also includes other families such as Clusiaceae and Violaceae. Within the Euphorbiaceae family, there are several subfamilies, including Acalyphoideae, Crotonoideae, Euphorbioideae, Oldfieldioideae, Phyllantoideae, and Ricinoideae.
Euphorbia is a genus in the family Euphorbiaceae, which includes approximately 300 genera and over 7, species of flowering plants. The family is divided into three subfamilies: Crotonoideae, Phyllanthoideae, and Euphorbioideae, to which Euphorbia belongs.
spurge, (genus Euphorbia ), large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, comprising at least 2,100 species. Many spurge species are important as ornamentals, as sources of drugs, or as agricultural weeds and invasive species.
Africa, Madagascar, and the Americas have the most species of native euphorbias, but there are species in Australia and Asia, too. CHARACTERISTICS. Different though they may be, all euphorbias share some important characteristics.
