Euphorbia punicea

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

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

  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". International Euphorbia Society. Retrieved November 27, 2013.

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