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Taxon:  Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch



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)
  1. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  2. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
  3. Dressler, R. L. 1961. A synopsis of Poinsettia (Euphorbiaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 48:335. Note: = Poinsettia pulcherrima (Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  10. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  11. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
  12. Mabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 326. Note: re. Christmas association
  13. Mayfield, M. H. 1997. A systematic treatment of Euphorbia subgenus Poinsettia (Euphorbiaceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Texas at Austin) 217-224.
  14. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  15. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. Note: mentions
  16. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  17. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  18. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  19. Riina, R. 2011. Review of Euphorbiaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 11 Jan.
  20. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  21. 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.
  22. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Christmas-flower –
Christmas-star –
lobsterplant –
Mexican flameleaf –
paintedleaf –
poinsettia –
Portuguese (Brazil)
flor-de-papagaio –
folha-de-sangue –
papagaio –
poinsétia –
Spanish
flor de pascua –
pascuero –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
2Cultivated    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
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Socialreligious/secularassociated with the Christmas seasonMabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 326. Note: re. Christmas association
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16403. Accessed 29 May 2025.