Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia meloformis Aiton
Euphorbia meloformis Aiton
Melon spurge (Euphorbia meloformis) is a succulent flowering plant native to South Africa's Cape Provinces that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Euphorbia inermis Mill.
Euphorbia inermis Mill.
Euphorbia glabriflora is a Euphorbiaceae plant species native to Albania, Greece, and the former Yugoslavia.
Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer
Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer
Nesemann's euphorbia (Euphorbia nesemannii) is a Euphorbiaceae species native to South Africa's Western Cape, discovered 1930 by Alfred Nesemann.
Euphorbia pentagona Haw.
Euphorbia pentagona Haw.
Euphorbia pentagona Haw. is a medium-green succulent Euphorbia with a pentagonal stem shape and red spines that changes shape as it branches.
Euphorbia stellispina Haw.
Euphorbia stellispina Haw.
Euphorbia stellispina is an endemic southern African flowering euphorbia that grows in rocky karroid shrubland.
Euphorbia larica Boiss.
Euphorbia larica Boiss.
Euphorbia larica is a small evergreen shrub native to southwest Asian subtropical deserts and Arabian mountains.
Neoshirakia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Esser
Neoshirakia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Esser
Neoshirakia japonica is the only recognized species in the East Asian Euphorbiaceae genus Neoshirakia, native to China, Korea, and Japan.
Sebastiania klotzschiana (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
Sebastiania klotzschiana (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
Sebastiania klotzschiana is a flowering Euphorbiaceae species native to Brazil and northern Argentina, first described in 1863.
Excoecaria cochinchinensis Lour.
Excoecaria cochinchinensis Lour.
Excoecaria cochinchinensis is a dioecious subtropical evergreen shrub commonly grown as an ornamental plant.
Homalanthus novoguineensis (Warb.) K.Schum.
Homalanthus novoguineensis (Warb.) K.Schum.
Homalanthus novoguineensis is a shrub or small tree in the Euphorbiaceae family, found mainly in Australia and nearby tropical islands near rainforests.
Falconeria insignis Royle
Falconeria insignis Royle
Falconeria is a monotypic Euphorbiaceae genus with one accepted species, F. insignis, and an illegitimate later homonym in Plantaginaceae.
Adenopeltis serrata (W.T.Aiton) I.M.Johnst.
Adenopeltis serrata (W.T.Aiton) I.M.Johnst.
Adenopeltis is a monotypic Euphorbiaceae genus containing just one known shrub species, A. serrata, which is endemic to central Chile.
Alchornea latifolia Sw.
Alchornea latifolia Sw.
Alchornea latifolia is a small evergreen tree native to the Americas, used for shade, firewood, and timber.
Alchornea glandulosa Poepp.
Alchornea glandulosa Poepp.
Alchornea glandulosa is a neotropical tree with red-seeded fruit dispersed by birds, valued for timber and medically useful compounds.
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.
Alchornea cordifolia, the Christmas bush, is an 8m African shrub or small tree used in traditional medicine, for food, dye and wood.
Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.
Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.
Claoxylon indicum is a pyramid-shaped shrub or small tree native to southern and southeastern Asia, common in open and edge forest habitats.
Acalypha monococca (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Lill.W.Mill. & Gandhi
Acalypha monococca (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Lill.W.Mill. & Gandhi
Slender threeseed mercury, Acalypha monococca, is an annual flowering spurge native to central US west of the Mississippi.
Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
Acalypha chamaedrifolia, red cat's tail, is a Euphorbiaceae flowering plant native to southern Florida and the Caribbean.
Acalypha nemorum F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.
Acalypha nemorum F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.
Acalypha nemorum is a flowering shrub species from the spurge family native to eastern Australia. It can grow as a prostrate plant on coastal headlands.
Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Sim
Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Sim
Macaranga capensis is a deciduous African tree in the Euphorbiaceae family, harvested for timber and medicine, and planted as a shade or garden tree.
Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga gigantea is a small Southeast Asian pioneer tree species from the spurge family.
Macaranga bancana (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga bancana (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga bancana is a small Southeast Asian tree with distinct tri-lobed leaves and central leaf stalk attachment.
Macaranga peltata (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga peltata (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga peltata is a resinous pioneer tree used for flavoring, wrapping, and commercial pencil and plywood production.
Mallotus discolor F.Muell. ex Benth.
Mallotus discolor F.Muell. ex Benth.
Mallotus discolor is a small to medium Australian tree named for its two-toned leaves, with exceptional large specimens recorded in reserves.
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