Taxonomy Profile: Euphorbia pulcherrima (Willd ex Klotzsch)

Euphorbia pulcherrima: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Poinsettia pulcherrima
Willd ex Klotzsch Graham
Euphorbia fastuosa
Sessé & Moç
Euphorbia erythrophylla
Bertol
Euphorbia lutea
Alam ex Boiss
Euphorbia diversifolia
Willd ex Boiss
Euphorbia coccinea
Willd ex Boiss
Pleuradenia coccinea
Raf
Euphorbia poinsettiana
Buist ex Giah
Poinsettia pulcherrima var. albida
Maund
Euphorbia pulcherrima f. lutea
Standl
Common Name(s):
poinsettia []
nochebuena []
flor de pascua []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Euphorbia pulcherrima: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Malpighiales
Family : Euphorbiaceae
spurge |
euphorbes |
Genus : Euphorbia
spurge |
Species : Euphorbia pulcherrima
poinsettia |
nochebuena |
flor de pascua |
Euphorbia pulcherrima Direct Children(s):
Euphorbia pulcherrima: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Paul E. Berry, PhD
Notes:
Director, University of Michigan Herbarium
Reference for:
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Source:
Malpighiales of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-08-26
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Source:
Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory database
Acquired:
2016-11-01
Notes:
Riina, R. and Berry, P.E. (coordinators). 2016. Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory database. Available from Tolkin (http://app.tolkin.org/projects/72/taxa)
Reference for:
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Publication(s):
Euphorbia pulcherrima: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Euphorbia pulcherrima: Comments