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Taxon:
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willd. ex Klotzsch
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Euphorbia
Subgenus:
Poinsettia
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Euphorbioideae
Tribe:
Euphorbieae
Subtribe:
Euphorbiinae
Nomen number:
16403
Place of publication:
Allg. Gartenzeitung 2:27. 1834
Verified:
07/02/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Poinsettia pulcherrima
(Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willd. ex Klotzsch var.
plenissima
hort.
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Reference(s)
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Note:
poisonous
Dressler, R. L.
1961. A synopsis of
Poinsettia
(Euphorbiaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 48:335.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/702#/summary
Note:
=
Poinsettia pulcherrima
(Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Govaerts, R. et al.
2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Mabberley, D. J.
2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 326.
Note:
re. Christmas association
Mayfield, M. H.
1997. A systematic treatment of
Euphorbia
subgenus
Poinsettia
(Euphorbiaceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Texas at Austin) 217-224.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Note:
mentions
Munro, D. B.
Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Riina, R.
2011. Review of
Euphorbiaceae
data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 11 Jan.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Trejo, L. et al.
2012. Poinsettia's wild ancestor in the mexican dry tropics: Historical, genetic, and environmental evidence. Amer. J. Bot. 99:1146-1157.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Christmas-flower –
Reference(s)
Christmas-star –
Reference(s)
lobsterplant –
Reference(s)
Mexican flameleaf –
Reference(s)
paintedleaf –
Reference(s)
poinsettia –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
flor-de-papagaio –
Reference(s)
folha-de-sangue –
Reference(s)
papagaio –
Reference(s)
poinsétia –
Reference(s)
Spanish
flor de pascua –
Reference(s)
pascuero –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
2
Cultivated
widely cult.
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Durango, Sinaloa]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Social
religious/secular
associated with the Christmas season
Mabberley, D. J.
2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 326.
Note:
re. Christmas association
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Name
References