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Discover Nature at JCU Plants Plants by Family (inc NQ Weeds) Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia, from the Latin euphorbea and named after Euphorbius, a Greek physician in the first century AD who used the latex for medicinal purposes. This large family has now been subdivided on the basis of molecular studies supported by other evidence. Families formerly included are Phyllanthaceae, Picrodendraceae and Putrajivaceae. Plants range from trees to herbs and climbers, sap (latex) maybe clear or milky or coloured. Leaves are simple or palmately compound or absent or in many succulent species much reduced; stellate hairs or lepidote scales common in one subfamily. Extra-floral nectaries common at junction of leaf blade with petiole. Flowers unisexual often arranged in an inflorescence termed a cyathium. Carpels typically 3, ovary with a single ovule per locule, and 3 styles but this is variable. Fruit usually dry dehiscent, seeds commonly with a caruncle.
- Aleurites rockinghamensis (Candlenut)
- Breynia cernua (syn B. stipitata) (Breynia, Fart Bush)
- Breynia oblongifolia (Coffee Bush)
- Claoxylon hillii (Queensland brittlewood)
- Codiaeum variegatum (Croton)
- Euphorbia (syn. Chamaesyce) hirta* (Asthma Plant)
- Euphorbia cyathophora* (Painted Spurge, Dwarf Poinsettia)
- Euphorbia heterophylla* (Mole Plant, Wild Poinsettia, Milkweed)
- Euphorbia hyssopifolia* (Euphorbia, Chamaesyce)
- Euphorbia leucocephala (Snow Flake, Snows of Kilimanjaro, Pascuita)
- Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns)
- Euphorbia umbellata (syn. Synadenium granti)i (African milk bush)
- Glochidion harveyanum (Buttonwood)
- Glochidion philippicum (Little Cheese Tree)
- Glochidion sumatranum (Buttonwood)
- Jatropha gossypiifolia* (Bellyache Bush)
- Jatropha podagrica (Gout plant, Buddha belly plant)
- Macaranga involucrata (Brown Macaranga)
- Macaranga tanarius (Macaranga)
- Mallotus nesophilus (Yellow Ball Flower)
- Mallotus philippensis (Red Kamala)
- Mallotus polyadenos (Green Kamala)
- Manihot esculenta* (Bitter Cassava, Manioc)
- Petalostigma pubescens (Quinine)
- Phyllanthus acidus (Star Gooseberry, Gooseberry Tree, Malay gooseberry)
- Phyllanthus amarus* (Phyllanthus)
- Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus (Pink Phyllanthus)
- Phyllanthus lamprophyllus (Phyllanthus)
- Phyllanthus multiflorus (Phyllanthus)
- Ricinus communis* (Castor Oil Plant)
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