Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
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Greystone Park, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
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| Synonyms: |
Poinsettia pulcherrima (Klotzsch) Graham |
| Common names: | Poinsettia (English) |
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| Status: | Cultivated |
| Description: | Shrub to 4 m. Inflorescence bearing large, striking, usually bright red, bracts. In some cultivated forms, the bracts are pink or pale yellow. |
| Notes: | Very commonly cultivated in Zimbabwean gardens and occasionally to be found as a relic of cultivation in wild-looking situations but never truly naturalised. |
| Derivation of specific name: | pulcherrima: most beautiful |
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| Worldwide distribution: | C America |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Other sources of information about Euphorbia pulcherrima:
African Plant Database: Euphorbia pulcherrimaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Euphorbia pulcherrima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Euphorbia pulcherrima
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Euphorbia pulcherrima
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Euphorbia pulcherrima
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Euphorbia pulcherrima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Euphorbia pulcherrima
JSTOR Plant Science: Euphorbia pulcherrima
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Euphorbia pulcherrima
Tropicos: Euphorbia pulcherrima
West African Plants database: Euphorbia pulcherrima
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