Euphorbiaceae

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Spurges
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 as of 2002-07-13

This family of plants includes manioc, rubber, and the castor bean. One species (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotsch) of the type genus, Euphorbia, is commonly called poinsettia.

Synonyms and common names

Spurges