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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, [2] 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. Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees.
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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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.
Jan 1, 2013 · Euphorbiaceae are highly variable in vegetative structure, with a great range of life forms, including trees, shrubs, and perennial and annual herbs. Sympodial growth related to inflorescence production is common, especially in subfamilies Crotonoideae and Euphorbioideae (Hallé 1971).
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EUPHORBIACEAE. P. Acevedo-Rodríguez, Kenneth J. Wurdack and Ramona Oviedo. 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.
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Here is a full taxonomy of the family Euphorbiaceae, according to the most recent molecular research. [1] This complex family previously comprised five subfamilies: [1] the Acalyphoideae, the Crotonoideae, the Euphorbioideae, the Phyllanthoideae and the Oldfieldioideae.
