About Green Poinsettia
Euphorbia heterophylla, also known under the common names of Mexican fireplant, painted euphorbia, Japanese poinsettia, paintedleaf, painted spurge and milkweed, is a plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia heterophylla
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and waste places
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பால்பெருக்கி
- Kannada
- ಭೇದಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Bhedisoppu
- Malayalam
- പാൽപെരുക്കി
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Green Poinsettia belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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