Christmas Flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Also known as Poinsettia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia pulcherrima
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grown in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics and subtropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, West Bengal, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- लालुपाते फूल
- Bengali
- লালপাতা
- Tamil
- பொய்ன் செட்டியா
- Kannada
- ಪೊಯನ್ ಸೆಟಿಯಾ
- Malayalam
- പോയിൻസെറ്റിയ
About Christmas Flower
Christmas flower (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is an undershrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in grown in gardens. Native to Central America, it is distributed across Cultivated in tropics and subtropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-February.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Christmas Flower belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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