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Euphorbiaceae

287 species · Plants

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Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Mallotus megadontus P.I.Forst.

Mallotus megadontus is a vulnerable Australian rainforest tree native to South East Queensland.

Homonoia riparia Lour.

Homonoia riparia Lour. is an evergreen rheophytic mangrove shrub native to South and Southeast Asia, used for medicine.

Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil.

Caperonia palustris is a Caperonia plant species native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa.

Plukenetia volubilis L.

Plukenetia volubilis L. is a tropical plant native to South America and the Caribbean, cultivated commercially for its seeds.

Tragia betonicifolia Nutt.

Tragia betonicifolia, betonyleaf noseburn, is a stinging-haired North American flowering perennial in the spurge family.

Tragia cordata Michx.

Heartleaf noseburn (Tragia cordata) is a stinging herbaceous spurge native to the southeastern US.

Tragia volubilis L.

Tragia volubilis is a stinging-haired climbing shrub native to tropical America and Africa, used as poison and medicine.

Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng.

Dalechampia capensis is a native southern and east African shrub eaten by two butterfly species' larvae.

Croton linearis Jacq.

Pineland croton (Croton linearis Jacq.) is a flowering plant native to the Caribbean and south Florida, found in multiple open upland habitats.

Croton wigginsii L.C.Wheeler

Croton wigginsii is a dioecious spreading shrub native to the Sonoran and Colorado Deserts of North America.

Croton alabamensis E.A.Sm. ex Chapm.

Croton alabamensis, or Alabama croton, is a North American native shrub grown as a drought-tolerant ornamental plant.

Croton argenteus L.

This entry covers the description and toxicity of Croton argenteus L., and the history and chemistry of Chrozophora tinctoria dye turnsole.

Croton incanus Kunth

Croton incanus is a shrubby flowering plant in Euphorbiaceae, native to Texas and Mexico, that prefers partial shade.

Croton hirtus L'Hér.

Croton hirtus, the hairy croton, is an annual flowering herb in Euphorbiaceae native to the Americas, introduced to Asia and Africa.

Croton verreauxii Baill.

Croton verreauxii Baill. is a plant that usually grows as a shrub, sometimes as a tree between eucalyptus forest and rainforest.

Suregada aequorea (Hance) Seem.

Suregada aequorea is a Euphorbiaceae shrub/small tree native to southern Taiwan and the northern Philippines.

Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur

Cnidoscolus urens is a stinging perennial herb native to tropical Central and South America, covered in irritating stinging hairs.

Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr.

Cnidoscolus angustidens is a stinging, dermatitis-causing Euphorbiaceae perennial native to the southwestern US and Mexico.

Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl

Cnidoscolus quercifolius is an endemic Brazilian flowering plant whose common name gave rise to the term for Brazil's informal low-income settlements.

Jatropha cathartica Terán & Berland.

Jatropha cathartica (Berlandier's nettlespurge) is a drought-adapted deciduous perennial herb native to hot arid regions.

Jatropha moranii Dehgan & G.L.Webster

Jatropha moranii is a small flowering subshrub endemic to a small area at Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur.

Jatropha nudicaulis Benth.

Jatropha nudicaulis is an endemic Ecuadorian Euphorbiaceae plant that grows in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Joannesia princeps Vell.

Joannesia princeps is a threatened moderate-sized tree endemic to eastern Brazil, in the Euphorbiaceae family.

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