Common name
English: Poinsettia
German: Weihnachtsstern
Portuguese: Bico-de-papagaio, Estrela-do-natal
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (30)
Epithet: pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch (2)
Synonyms: Euphorbia erythrophylla Bertol., Euphorbia fastuosa Sessé & Moc., Pleuradenia coccinea Raf., Poinsettia pulcherrima (Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
coccinea => scarlet
erythrophylla => red leaves
fastuosa => haughty, proud, showy
pulcherrima => most beautiful
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: green, red