Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Scientific name with authorshipEuphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
Indexed scientific synonyms
Euphorbia coccinea Raf.Euphorbia coccinea Willd.Euphorbia coccinea Willd. ex Boiss.Euphorbia diversifolia Willd.Euphorbia diversifolia Willd. ex Boiss.Euphorbia erithrophylla Bertol.Euphorbia fastuosa Sessé & Moc.Euphorbia lutea Alam.Euphorbia lutea Alam. ex Boiss.Euphorbia poinsettiana BuistEuphorbia poinsettiana Buist ex Giah.Euphorbia poinsettiana Buist ex GrahamEuphorbia poinsettii Raf.Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.Euphorbia pulcherrima f. lutea Standl.Euphorbia pulcherrima subsp. lutea Standl.Euphorbia pulcherrima var. plenissimaPleuradena coccinea Raf.Pleuradenia coccinea Raf.Poinsettia ignescens Van GeertPoinsettia ignescens VanGeertPoinsettia mirabilis Van GeertPoinsettia mirabilis VanGeertPoinsettia pulcherrima (Willd. ex Klotzsch) GrahamPoinsettia pulcherrima subsp. albida MaundPoinsettia pulcherrima var. albida MaundPoinsettia pulcherrima var. major H.J.VeitchPoinsettia pulcherrima var. plena HoveyPoinsettia pulcherrima var. plenissima H.J.VeitchPoinsettia pulcherrima var. rosea-carminata DombrainPoinsettia pulcherrima var. roseocarminata W.BullPoinsettia variabilis Van GeertPoinsettia variabilis VanGeert
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30176564-2
Use codesEU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.