Euphorbiaceae, commonly called the spurge family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales comprising approximately 300 genera and about 7,500 species, making it the fifth largest flowering plant family. Most members are herbaceous, though tropical species can be shrubs or trees, and some have evolved a cactus like appearance through convergent evolution despite no close relation to cacti. The family occurs worldwide except Antarctica and includes the rubber tree, cassava, the castor oil plant, and the ornamental poinsettia.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Cassava (Wikipedia)
Source Ricinus (Wikipedia)
Source Croton eluteria (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Euphorbia amygdaloides
Source Wikidata: Euphorbia dulcis
Source Euphorbia leuconeura (Wikidata)
Source Euphorbia milii (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Euphorbia obesa
Source Euphorbia palustris (Wikidata)
Source Hevea brasiliensis (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Poinsettia
Source Sebastiania pavoniana (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ156584, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Euphorbiaceae
WikipediaIntroduction
Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants.
In Group: Rosid Families, Lead
Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants.
View the Source Wikidata: Euphorbiaceae
Wikidata Q156584, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Hevea brasiliensis (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Para Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Poinsettia
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Poinsettia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Euphorbia leuconeura (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Euphorbia leuconeura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Euphorbia milii (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Euphorbia milii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Sebastiania pavoniana (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sebastiania pavoniana, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Euphorbia palustris (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Euphorbia palustris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Euphorbia amygdaloides
Parent Taxon Of: Euphorbia amygdaloides, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Euphorbia dulcis
Parent Taxon Of: Euphorbia dulcis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Croton eluteria (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Croton eluteria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Euphorbia obesa
Cassava (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cassava (Manihot esculenta), LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cassava (Manihot esculenta), Lead
Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes.
Ricinus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Castor Bean (Ricinus communis), LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Castor Bean (Ricinus communis), Lead
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
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