Common name
English: Mexican Fireplant, Wild poinsetta
German: Bechertragende Wolfsmilch
Mandarin: 白苞猩猩草 (bai bao xing xing cao)
Portuguese: Amendoim bravo, Leiteira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (30)
Epithet: heterophylla L. (3)
Synonyms: Agaloma angustifolia Raf., Euphorbia morisoniana Klotzsch, Tithymalus heterophyllus (L.) Haw.
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
heterophylla => bearing leaves of more than one kind
heterophyllus => bearing leaves of more than one kind
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Euphorbia heterophylla at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [264] Euphorbia heterophylla - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1291] Euphorbia heterophylla - Plants For A Future
- [1500] Euphorbia heterophylla - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.