Poinsettia
Poinsettia
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species Euphorbiaceae
Morphological Summary
Historical genus of Euphorbiaceae, currently synonymised into Euphorbia; represented in the Caribbean by the "Jamaican Poinsettia" (P. punicea = Euphorbia punicea), a semi-succulent shrub with scarlet bracts and toxic milky latex.
Distribution Caribbean: Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
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ToxicCaribbeanSyn. EuphorbiaDocumented
Poinsettia punicea (Sw.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Jamaican Poinsettia
Specimen ID RN-POINST-00001
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