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Euphorbia punicea

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Euphorbia punicea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. punicea
Binomial name
Euphorbia punicea
Synonyms[1]
  • Adenorima punicea (Sw.) Raf.
  • Euphorbia troyana Urb.
  • Euphorbiodendron puniceum
    (Sw.) Millsp.
  • Euphorbiodendron troyanum
    (Urb.) Millsp.
  • Poinsettia punicea
    (Sw.) Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Tithymalus puniceus (Sw.) Haw.

Euphorbia punicea is a species of euphorb commonly known as Jamaican poinsettia. It was first described by Olof Peter Swartz in his Nova genera et species plantarum seu prodromus.[2] It grows as a bush or tree three to five meters (10–16 ft) tall, and sometimes much taller.[3] The false flower is in fact a cyathium surrounded by large, colorful bracts.

Drawing from James Edward Smith and James Sowerby

References

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  1. ^ "Euphorbia punicea Sw". The Plant List. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Nova genera et species plantarum seu prodromu". botanicus. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Rikus van Veldhuisen. "Some notes on Euphorbia punicea SWARTZ and related species" (PDF). International Euphorbia Society. Retrieved November 27, 2013.