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Euphorbia pulcherrima(EPHPU)

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Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-13

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: EPHPU
  • Preferred name: Euphorbia pulcherrima
  • Authority: Klotzsch

Notes

Mexico. A small leafy shrub, widely cultivated as an ornamental, and occasionally naturalized. Introduced in Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina (Thailand), China (including Taiwan), Guinée, Malawi, Brazil (northeast) 


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Euphorbia lutea Alamán ex Boissier
Poinsettia pulcherrima (Willdenow) Graham

Common names
Name
Language
flor de Nadal Catalan
ponsètia Catalan
yī pǐn hóng Chinese
一品红 Chinese
pryšec překrásný Czech
prýštec najkrajší Czech
Julestjerne Danish
prachtwolfsmelk Dutch
Christmas flower English
Christmas star English
common poinsettia English
lobster plant English
Mexican flame-leaf English
painted leaf English
poinsettia English
euphorbe superbe French
poinsettia French
rose de Noël French
étoile de Noël French
Adventsstern German
Weihnachtsstern German
mikulásvirág Hungarian
poinsettia Italian
stella di Natale Italian
poinsechia Japanese
shôjôboku Japanese
ショウジョウボク Japanese
ポインセチァ Japanese
gwiazda betlejemska Polish
poinsecja Polish
poinsecja nadobna Polish
wilczomlecz nadobny Polish
wilczomlecz piękny Polish
bico-de-papagaio Portuguese
cardeais Portuguese
estrela-de-natal Portuguese
estrela-de-Natal Portuguese
flor-de-janeiro Portuguese
flor-de-Santo-Antônio Portuguese
flor-de-São-João Portuguese
folha-de-sangue Portuguese
jangada Portuguese
manhãs-de-Pascoa Portuguese
poinsétia Portuguese
papagaio Portuguese (BR)
rabo-de-arara Portuguese (BR)
молочай красивейший Russian
пуансеттия Russian
bandera Spanish
catalina Spanish
estrella de Navidade Spanish
flor de noche buena Spanish
guacamayo Spanish
nochebuena Spanish
pascuero Spanish
poinsetia Spanish
flor de Pascua Spanish (ES)
pastores Spanish (NI)
julstjärna Swedish