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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.
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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 ...
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.
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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.
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Most climbers in Euphorbiaceae are twiners (i.e., Bia, Dalechampia, Omphalea, Platygyna, Plukenetia, Romanoa, Tragia and Zuckertia); the remaining genera (i.e., Acidocroton, Croton, Euphorbia, Mabea, and Manihot) are scramblers that climb by growing over the surrounding vegetation.
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.
