Euphorbia punicea

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

Euphorbia punicea
Scientific 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.

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" (PDF). International Euphorbia Society. Retrieved November 27, 2013.


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