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Euphorbiaceae is a large family of plants with over 300 genera and 7,500 species. These plants are found all over the world but are most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions. Euphorbiaceae includes a wide variety of plants, including trees, shrubs, herbs, and succulents.
A pantropical family extending into the temperate zone, with ~230 genera and over 6,000. species of herbs, shrubs, trees, vines, and lianas. Climbers are represented in the Neotropics by. 15 genera and ~168 species that occur in a wide range of habitats, including moist, wet or dry.
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.
The Euphorbiaceae family consists of about 300 genera and 7500 species better developed in tropical and subtropical regions. The largest genus is Euphorbia L., with over 2000 species found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and America, and also in temperate zones worldwide.
Aug 19, 2022 · 19 August 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85239-9_58-1. A diagnostic description of the family is given with special emphasis on the occurrence of succulence. This is followed by information on the ordinal placement, a selection of important literature, and information on the geographical distribution.
Euphorbiaceae, or the spurge family, contains 218 genera and about 5,700 species of herbs to trees, and sometimes lianas or vines, often with latex. It is pantropical but extends (mostly Euphorbia) into temperate regions. The flowers are small, either male or female; the perianth is usually inconspicuous; there are usually three chambers in the ...
Euphorbia is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae family. It contains at least 2,100 species and is one of the most diverse groups of flowering plants on earth. Many of the species are known as "spurges." They all produce a mostly white latex which they exude when cut, and this sap is often toxic.
