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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.
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
Article History. serrated spurge. Related Topics: spurge. Phyllanthus. jatropha. Omphalea. Sebastiania. Euphorbiaceae, spurge family of flowering plants (order Malpighiales ), containing some 6,745 species in 218 genera. Many members are important food sources.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
its segregates) are distinguished by the presence of stinging hairs. Some climbing Euphorbiaceae may be confused with members of Fabaceae, but they are easily distinguished from the latter by the presence of glands either distal on petioles or on the basal portion of leaf blades and by the unisexual flowers. General Characters 1. STEMS.
EUPHORBIA PBI. What makes a Euphorbia | Origin of the cyathium | Fruits and seeds | Diversity of life forms | Uses and toxicity | Systematics and classification | The botanical name Euphorbia | Common names. 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 ...
The poinsettia (/ p ɔɪ n ˈ s ɛ t (i) ə /; Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important flowering plant species of the diverse spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, the poinsettia was first described by Europeans in 1834.
Taxonomy and Classification. 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.
