ON THIS PLANT
Euphorbia punicea is a species of euphorb commonly known as Jamaican poinsettia. It was first described by Olof Peter Swartz in his Nova genera et species plantarum seu prodromus. It grows as a bush or tree three to five meters (10–16 ft) tall, and sometimes much taller. The false flower is in fact a cyathium surrounded by large, colorful bracts.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Vegetable-leather en Jamaican poinsettia en Flame of Jamaica
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