Euphorbia sect. Poinsettia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Chamaesyce
Sectio: Euphorbia sect. Poinsettia
Subsectiones: E. subsect. Erianthae – E. subsect. Exstipulatae – E. subsect. Lacerae – E. subsect. Stormieae

Name

Euphorbia sect. Poinsettia (Graham) Baill. (1858)

• Type species: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Poinsettia Graham, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 20: 412. 1836.

• Homotypic
  • Euphorbia subg. Poinsettia (Graham) House, Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 254: 473. 1924.

• Heterotypic
  • Cyathophora Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 117. 1838.
    • Type species: Cyathophora heterophylla (Raf.) L.
  • Pleuradena Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 182. 1833.
    • Euphorbia subg. Pleuradena (Raf.) Croizat, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 10. 1939.
      • Type species: Pleuradena coccinea Raf.

References

• Baillon, H.E. (1858) Étude Euphorb. 284.