Euphorbiaceae

Spurges

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Euphorbiales

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Genera

Acalypha
Acidocroton
Acidoton
Actephila
Adelia
Adenochlaena
Adenocline
Adenopeltis
Adenophaedra
Adriana
Aerisilvaea
Afrotrewia
Agrostistachys
Alchornea
Alchorneopsis
Aleurites
Algernonia
Alphandia
Amanoa
Amperea
Amyrea
Andrachne
Angostyles
Annesijoa
Anomalocalyx
Anthostema
Aparisthium
Apodiscus
Aporusa
Argomuellera
Argythamnia
Aristogeitonia
Ashtonia
Astrocasia
Astrococcus
Austrobuxus
Avellanita
Baccaurea
Baliospermum
Baloghia
Benoistia
Bernardia
Bertya
Beyeria
Blachia
Blotia
Blumeodendron
Bocquillonia
Bonania
Borneodendron
Bossera
Botryophora
Breynia
Bridelia
Calycopeplus
Canaca
Caperonia
Caryodendron
Casabitoa
Calvacoa
Celaenodendron
Celianella
Cephalocroton
Cephalomappa
Chaetocarpus
Chascotheca
Cheilosa
Chiropetalum
Chlamydojatropha
Chondrostylis
Chonocentrum
Choriceras
Chrozophora
Cladogelonium
Cladogynos
Claoxylon
Claoxylopsis
Cleidiocarpon
Cleidion
Cleistanthus
Clutia
Cnesmone
Cnidoscolus spurge nettle
Cocconerion
Codiaeum
Colliguaja
Conceveiba
Cordemoya
Croizatia
Croton
Crotonogyne
Crotonogynopsis
Crotonopsis
Ctenomeria
Cubanthus
Cyrtogonone
Cyttaranthus
Dalechampia
Dalembertia
Deuteromallotus
Deutzianthus
Dichostemma
Dicoelia
Didymocistus
Dimorphocalyx
Discocarpus
Discoclaoxylon
Dicocleidion
Discoglypremna
Dissiliaria
Ditaxis
Ditta
Dodecastigma
Domohinea
Doryxylon
Droceloncia
Drypetes
Duvigneaudia
Dysopsis
Elaeophorbia
Elateriospermum
Eleutherostigma
Endadenium
Endospermum
Enriquebeltrania
Epiprinus
Eremocarpus
Erismanthus
Erythrococca
Euphorbia
Excoecaria
Fahrenheitia
Flueggea
Fontainea
Garcia
Gavarretia
Givotia
Glochidion
Glycydendron
Glyphostylus
Grimmeodendron
Grossera
Gymnanthes
Haematostemon
Hamilcoa
Hevea
Heywoodia
Hippomane
Homonoia
Hura
Hyaenanche
Hieronima
Hylandia
Jablonskia
Jatropha
Joannesia
Kairothamnus
Keayodendron
Klaineanthus
Koilodepas
Lachnostylis
Lasiococca
Lasiocroton
Lautembergia
Leeuwenbergia
Leidesia
Leptonema
Leptopus
Leucocroton
Lingelsheimia
Lobanilia
Loerzingia
Longetia
Mabea
Macaranga
Maesobotrya
Mallotus
Manihot
Manihotoides
Manniophyton
Maprounea
Mareya
Mareyopsis
Margaritaria
Martretia
Megistostigma
Meineckia
Melanolepis
Mercurialis
Micrandra
Micrandropsis
Micrantheum
Micrococca
Mildbraedia
Mischodon
Moacroton
Monadenium
Monotaxis
Moultonianthus
Myladenia
Myricanthe
Nealchornea
Necepsia
Neoboutonia
Neoguillauminia
Neoholstia
Neoroepera
Neoscortechinia
Neotrewia
Octospermum
Oldfieldia
Oligoceras
Omalanthus
Omphalea
Omphellantha
Ophthalmoblapton
Oreoporanthera
Ostodes
Pachystroma
Pachystylidium
Pantadenia
Paradrypetes
Paranecepsia
Parapantadenia
Parodiodendron
Pausandra
Pedilanthus
Pentabrachion
Petalodiscus
Petalostigma
Philyra
Phyllanoa
Phyllanthus
Pimelodendron
Piranhea
Plagiostyles
Platygyna
Plukenetia
Podadenia
Podocalyx
Pogonophora
Poilaniella
Polyandra
Poranthera
Protomegabaria
Pseudagrostistachys
Pseudanthus
Pseudocroton
Pseudolachnostylis
Pterococcus
Ptychopyxis
Putranjiva
Pycnocoma
Reutealis
Reverchonia
Richeria
Richeriella
Ricinocarpus
Ricinodendron
Ricinus
Rockinghamia
Romanoa
Sagotia
Sampantea
Sandwithia
Sapium Chinese tallow
Sauropus
Savia
Scagea
Schinziophyton
Sebastiania
Securinega
Seidelia
Senefeldera
Senefelderopsis
Sibangea
Spathiostemon
Speranksia
Sphaerostylis
Sphyranthera
Spirostachys
Spondianthus
Stachyandra
Stachystemon
Stillingia
Strophioblachia
Sumbaviopsis
Suregada
Symphyllia
Synandenium
Syndyophyllum
Tacaruna
Tannodia
Tapoides
Tetracoccus
Tetraplandra
Tetrorchidium
Thecacoris
Thyrsanthera
Tragia
Tragiella
Trevia
Trigonopleura
Trigonostemon
Vaupesia
Vernicia
Vigia
Voatamalo
Wetria
Whyanbeelia
Wielandia
Zimmermannia
Zimmermanniopsis
Ref: Delta
as of 2002-07-13

This family of plants includes manioc, rubber, and the castor bean. One species (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotsch) of the type genus, Euphorbia, is commonly called poinsettia.

Synonyms and common names

Spurges