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What is the scientific name for poinsettia?
The scientific name for poinsettia is Euphorbia pulcherrima.
What is the scientific classification of euphorbia neriifolia linn?
A flowering, herbal shrub or small tree in the euphorbia family is the scientific classification of the Euphorbia neriifolia(Linnaeus). The plant in question receives the common name of milk hedge.
What is the scientific name for euphorbia?
Euphorbinae
Scientific name of tawa tawa herbal plant?
The scientific name of the tawa tawa herbal plant is Euphorbia hirta.
Scientific name for euphorbia?
Asking the scientific name of Euphorbia is like asking the present US president for his name. Euphorbia is a scientific name for a plant from a large family. The family is well described in Wikipedia. The trouble is that if a plants name in CBL (civilized botanical Latin is widely used, the common name is forgotten. One is likely to presume that the most used name must be a common name. In many English spoken countries this is common place. I can give you numerous examples, but it will take to far. Euphorbia can be a Spurge family representative. Look it up: it's there for reading.
What is the botanical name of a poinsettia?
The botanical name of a poinsettia is Euphorbia pulcherrima.
What is the scientific name for poinsettia?
The scientific name for poinsettia is Euphorbia pulcherrima.
What is the name of the holiday favourite plant in Mexico?
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Where was poinsettia first grown?
The poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima is a native of Mexico.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the poisonous plant Poinsettia?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Euphorbia pulcherrima.
What is the derivation of the word poinsettia?
a flower The poinsettia( Euphorbia pulcherrima) was named after the American Minister to Mexico Joel Roberts Poinsett.
How many poinsettia species are there?
There is just one (1) poinsettia species.Specifically, the scientific, Latin or binomial name is "Euphorbia pulcherrima." The word "Euphorbia" is the name of the genus. It identifies poinsettia as a member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) of plants. The word "pulcherrima" is the name of the species or specific epithet.In its native southwest Mexican and Central American habitats, the poinsettia is a shrub. Outside its native range, it takes the form of one of over 100 cultivated varieties. So the scientific name further will be expanded to identify the cultivar (cultivated variety) in question.
What is the red part of a poinsettia that is not a flower?
The coloured part of the Poinsettia, red,pink or white. is a bract or modified leaf. The flower is the small yellow parts in the centre. The Latin name is Euphorbia pulcherrima.
What is the name the colorful leaf surrounding certain flowers?
It is called a Bract, and is a modified leaf. Commonly found on plants such as Bougainvillea and Euphorbia/ Poinsettia
What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus and species of poinsettia?
The poinsettia belongs to the "Plantae" kingdom. It is part of the "Malpighiales" order and the "Euphorbiaceae" family. The genus is "Euphorbia", whilst the species name is "E. Pulcherrima".
What is the Mexican flower that is use to decorate Christmas trees?
The Euphorbia Pulcherrima, commonly known as poinsettia.
What is the scientific name of poinsettias?
"Euphorbia pulcherrima" is the binomial, Latin or scientific name of poinsettias.Specifically, the word "Euphorbia" honors the ancient physician who is first known to have discovered the medicinal uses of the poinsettia plant's milky sap. The word "pulcherrima" honors the great beauty of the plant's modified leaves. The scientific name may be expanded further by identifying which one of the more than 100 cultivated varities of poinsettia is the object of concern.
