Search results
Euphorbiaceae ( / juːˈfoʊrbiːˌeɪsiˌaɪ, - siːˌiː / ), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, [2] which is also the name of the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as Euphorbia paralias, are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are shrubs or trees ...
- List of Euphorbiaceae genera - Wikipedia
Here is a full taxonomy of the family Euphorbiaceae,...
- Euphorbiaceae - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juss. The spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae) is a large family...
- List of Euphorbiaceae genera - Wikipedia
Euphorbia. Griseb. 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
People also ask
Is Euphorbia a genus?
What is the family Euphorbiaceae?
How many genus are there in Euphorbieae?
What does Euphorbia mean?
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
4. LEAVES. Leaves in neotropical climbing Euphorbiaceae are alternate, simple, lobed, trifoliolate or palmately compound (Figure 108A–D). Many genera present a pair of swollen or projecting glands or stipels at the lamina base (Figures 108B; 109A), as well as flat glands in the leaf blade (usually on the abaxial surface). Petioles are long to ...
Euphorbieae is a tribe of flowering plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. [1] It comprises 3 subtribes and 5 genera. [2] The 3 sub tribes are: Euphorbiinae, Neoguillauminiinae and Anthosteminae. The 5 genus general are: Argythamnia, Caperonia, Chiropetalum, Ditaxis and Chiropetalum. Euphorbieae have many different species of plants including some ...
