Euphorbia pulcherrima
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Species
- Euphorbia pulcherrima
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1834
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Euphorbia pulcherrima. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Euphorbia coccineaName author: Raf.
- Euphorbia diversifoliaName author: Willd. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia erythrophyllaName author: Bertol.
- Euphorbia fastuosaName author: Sessé & Moc.
- Euphorbia luteaName author: Alamán ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia poinsettianaName author: Buist ex Giah.
- Euphorbia poinsettianaName author: Buist ex Graham
- Euphorbia poinsettiiName author: Raf.
- Euphorbia pulcherrima f. luteaName author: Standl.
- Pleuradena coccineaName author: Raf.
- Poinsettia ignescensName author: Van Geert
- Poinsettia mirabilisName author: Van Geert
- Poinsettia pulcherrimaName author: (Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
- Poinsettia pulcherrima var. albidaName author: Maund
- Poinsettia pulcherrima var. majorName author: H.J.Veitch
- Poinsettia pulcherrima var. plenaName author: Hovey
- Poinsettia pulcherrima var. plenissimaName author: H.J.Veitch
- Poinsettia pulcherrima var. rosea-carminataName author: Dombrain
- Poinsettia pulcherrima var. roseocarminataName author: W.Bull
- Poinsettia variabilisName author: Van Geert
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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