Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poisonous plant
Common names
poinsettia
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
Poisonous plant
The milky sap of this species is poisonous.
Etymology
euphorbia: After Euphorbus, a Greek physician who served King Juba of Numidia in 12BC. Juba named a cactus to honour Euphorbus and later Linnaeus named the entire genus after the physician.