Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Euphorbia | Species:
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.
ex Klotzsch
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Euphorbia erythrophylla Bertol., Poinsettia pulcherrima (Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Poinsettia | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Winter Rose, Christmas Flower, Mexican Flame Leaf, Christmas Star | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec | |
| Altitude | Up to 1300 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits on exserted and deflexed red pedicels, subglobose, trilobate, smooth, glabrous; seeds ovoid, pale grey, ecarunculate. |
| Habitat | Cultivated. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of Tropical America | Bark Details | Smooth in texture and greenish brown in colour |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sector 45 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs, up to 3 m high; stems subwoody, up to 6 cm thick,. Bark smooth in texture and greenish brown in colour. Leaves alternate, elliptic-ovate or dentate-panduriform, cuneate or subobtuse at base, entire to undulate along margins, acute, sparsely hairy above, densely pubescent below; petioles reddish green; floral leaves alternate or whorled, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, acute, bright red or pale yellow, usually glabrous; stipules sessile, small, glandular, caducous. Flower in cyathia, terminal dichotomous pseudodichasia; involucre turbinate, lobes broadly oblong, lacerate, crimson along margin; gland solitary, cupular, yellowish green. Male florets in 5 fascicles of 8 - 12 flowers in each; anthers subglobose; bracteoles 4 – 6 mm, laciniate. Female floret: gynophore 5 - 8 mm long; styles connate up to middle, each bipartite; stigma simple. Fruits on exserted and deflexed red pedicels, subglobose, trilobate, smooth, glabrous; seeds ovoid, pale grey, ecarunculate. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, elliptic-ovate or dentate-panduriform, cuneate or subobtuse at base, entire to undulate along margins, acute, sparsely hairy above, densely pubescent below; petioles reddish green; floral leaves alternate or whorled, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, acute, bright red or pale yellow, usually glabrous; stipules sessile, small, glandular, caducous. |
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