Euphorbia cyathophora

Euphorbia cyathophora, known by various names including dwarf poinsettia,[2] fire-on-the-mountain,[2] and paintedleaf,[2] is native to North and South America and naturalized elsewhere.[2] They belong to the Cyathium type of inflorescence. Here, the inflorescence axis is convex in shape.

Euphorbia cyathophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. cyathophora
Binomial name
Euphorbia cyathophora Murray
Synonyms[1]
List Euphorbia barbellata Engelm. Euphorbia graminifolia Michx. nom. illeg. Euphorbia heterophylla var. barbellata (Engelm.) Holz. Euphorbia heterophylla f. cyathophora (Murray) Voss Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora (Murray) Griseb. Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora (Murray) Boiss. Euphorbia heterophylla var. graminifolia Engelm. Euphorbia heterophylla var. minor Boiss. Euphorbia pandurifolia Roth Poinsettia barbellata (Engelm.) Small Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Klotzsch & Garcke Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Bartl. Poinsettia edwardsii Klotzsch & Garcke Poinsettia graminifolia (Chapm.) Millsp. Poinsettia pinetorum Small Tithymalus cyatophorus (Murray) Moench

References

1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
2. "Euphorbia cyathophora". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links

• New South Wales Flora Online