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Euphorbiaceae

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Euphorbiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae

Genera

Acalypha[?]
Acidocroton[?]
Acidoton[?]
Actephila[?]
Adelia[?]
Adenochlaena[?]
Adenocline[?]
Adenopeltis[?]
Adenophaedra[?]
Adriana[?]
Aerisilvaea[?]
Afrotrewia[?]
Agrostistachys[?]
Alchornea[?]
Alchorneopsis[?]
Aleurites[?]
Algernonia[?]
Alphandia[?]
Amanoa[?]
Amperea[?]
Amyrea[?]
Andrachne[?]
Angostyles[?]
Annesijoa[?]
Anomalocalyx[?]
Anthostema[?]
Aparisthium[?]
Apodiscus[?]
Aporusa[?]
Argomuellera[?]
Argythamnia[?]
Aristogeitonia[?]
Ashtonia[?]
Astrocasia[?]
Astrococcus[?]
Austrobuxus[?]
Avellanita[?]
Baccaurea[?]
Baliospermum[?]
Baloghia[?]
Benoistia[?]
Bernardia[?]
Bertya[?]
Beyeria[?]
Blachia[?]
Blotia[?]
Blumeodendron[?]
Bocquillonia[?]
Bonania[?]
Borneodendron[?]
Bossera[?]
Botryophora[?]
Breynia[?]
Bridelia[?]
Calycopeplus[?]
Canaca[?]
Caperonia[?]
Caryodendron[?]
Casabitoa[?]
Calvacoa[?]
Celaenodendron[?]
Celianella[?]
Cephalocroton[?]
Cephalomappa[?]
Chaetocarpus[?]
Chascotheca[?]
Cheilosa[?]
Chiropetalum[?]
Chlamydojatropha[?]
Chondrostylis[?]
Chonocentrum[?]
Choriceras[?]
Chrozophora[?]
Cladogelonium[?]
Cladogynos[?]
Claoxylon[?]
Claoxylopsis[?]
Cleidiocarpon[?]
Cleidion[?]
Cleistanthus[?]
Clutia[?]
Cnesmone[?]
Cnidoscolus[?]
Cocconerion[?]
Codiaeum[?]
Colliguaja[?]
Conceveiba[?]
Cordemoya[?]
Croizatia[?]
Croton[?]
Crotonogyne[?]
Crotonogynopsis[?]
Crotonopsis[?]
Ctenomeria[?]
Cubanthus[?]
Cyrtogonone[?]
Cyttaranthus[?]
Dalechampia[?]
Dalembertia[?]
Deuteromallotus[?]
Deutzianthus[?]
Dichostemma[?]
Dicoelia[?]
Didymocistus[?]
Dimorphocalyx[?]
Discocarpus[?]
Discoclaoxylon[?]
Dicocleidion[?]
Discoglypremna[?]
Dissiliaria[?]
Ditaxis[?]
Ditta[?]
Dodecastigma[?]
Domohinea[?]
Doryxylon[?]
Droceloncia[?]
Drypetes[?]
Duvigneaudia[?]
Dysopsis[?]
Elaeophorbia[?]
Elateriospermum[?]
Eleutherostigma[?]
Endadenium[?]
Endospermum[?]
Enriquebeltrania[?]
Epiprinus[?]
Eremocarpus[?]
Erismanthus[?]
Erythrococca[?]
Euphorbia
Excoecaria[?]
Fahrenheitia[?]
Flueggea[?]
Fontainea[?]
Garcia[?]
Gavarretia[?]
Givotia[?]
Glochidion[?]
Glycydendron[?]
Glyphostylus[?]
Grimmeodendron[?]
Grossera[?]
Gymnanthes[?]
Haematostemon[?]
Hamilcoa[?]
Hevea[?]
Heywoodia[?]
Hippomane[?]
Homonoia[?]
Hura[?]
Hyaenanche[?]
Hieronima[?]
Hylandia[?]
Jablonskia[?]
Jatropha[?]
Joannesia[?]
Kairothamnus[?]
Keayodendron[?]
Klaineanthus[?]
Koilodepas[?]
Lachnostylis[?]
Lasiococca[?]
Lasiocroton[?]
Lautembergia[?]
Leeuwenbergia[?]
Leidesia[?]
Leptonema[?]
Leptopus[?]
Leucocroton[?]
Lingelsheimia[?]
Lobanilia[?]
Loerzingia[?]
Longetia[?]
Mabea[?]
Macaranga[?]
Maesobotrya[?]
Mallotus[?]
Manihot[?]
Manihotoides[?]
Manniophyton[?]
Maprounea[?]
Mareya[?]
Mareyopsis[?]
Margaritaria[?]
Martretia[?]
Megistostigma[?]
Meineckia[?]
Melanolepis[?]
Mercurialis[?]
Micrandra[?]
Micrandropsis[?]
Micrantheum[?]
Micrococca[?]
Mildbraedia[?]
Mischodon[?]
Moacroton[?]
Monadenium[?]
Monotaxis[?]
Moultonianthus[?]
Myladenia[?]
Myricanthe[?]
Nealchornea[?]
Necepsia[?]
Neoboutonia[?]
Neoguillauminia[?]
Neoholstia[?]
Neoroepera[?]
Neoscortechinia[?]
Neotrewia[?]
Octospermum[?]
Oldfieldia[?]
Oligoceras[?]
Omalanthus[?]
Omphalea[?]
Omphellantha[?]
Ophthalmoblapton[?]
Oreoporanthera[?]
Ostodes[?]
Pachystroma[?]
Pachystylidium[?]
Pantadenia[?]
Paradrypetes[?]
Paranecepsia[?]
Parapantadenia[?]
Parodiodendron[?]
Pausandra[?]
Pedilanthus[?]
Pentabrachion[?]
Petalodiscus[?]
Petalostigma[?]
Philyra
Phyllanoa[?]
Phyllanthus[?]
Pimelodendron[?]
Piranhea[?]
Plagiostyles[?]
Platygyna[?]
Plukenetia[?]
Podadenia[?]
Podocalyx[?]
Pogonophora[?]
Poilaniella[?]
Polyandra[?]
Poranthera[?]
Protomegabaria[?]
Pseudagrostistachys[?]
Pseudanthus[?]
Pseudocroton[?]
Pseudolachnostylis[?]
Pterococcus[?]
Ptychopyxis[?]
Putranjiva[?]
Pycnocoma[?]
Reutealis[?]
Reverchonia[?]
Richeria[?]
Richeriella[?]
Ricinocarpus[?]
Ricinodendron[?]
Ricinus
Rockinghamia[?]
Romanoa[?]
Sagotia[?]
Sampantea[?]
Sandwithia[?]
Sapium[?]
Sauropus[?]
Savia[?]
Scagea[?]
Schinziophyton[?]
Sebastiania[?]
Securinega[?]
Seidelia[?]
Senefeldera[?]
Senefelderopsis[?]
Sibangea[?]
Spathiostemon[?]
Speranksia[?]
Sphaerostylis[?]
Sphyranthera[?]
Spirostachys[?]
Spondianthus[?]
Stachyandra[?]
Stachystemon[?]
Stillingia[?]
Strophioblachia[?]
Sumbaviopsis[?]
Suregada[?]
Symphyllia[?]
Synandenium[?]
Syndyophyllum[?]
Tacaruna[?]
Tannodia[?]
Tapoides[?]
Tetracoccus[?]
Tetraplandra[?]
Tetrorchidium[?]
Thecacoris[?]
Thyrsanthera[?]
Tragia[?]
Tragiella[?]
Trevia[?]
Trigonopleura[?]
Trigonostemon[?]
Vaupesia[?]
Vernicia[?]
Vigia[?]
Voatamalo[?]
Wetria[?]
Whyanbeelia[?]
Wielandia[?]
Zimmermannia[?]
Zimmermanniopsis[?]

Ref: Delta (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/euphorbi.htm)
as of 2002-07-13

This family of plants includes manioc, rubber, and the castor bean. The type genus, Euphorbia, is commonly called poinsettia.

Synonyms and common names

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