Euphorbieae is a
tribe
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s of the
family
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Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...
. It comprises 3
subtribes
Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...
and 5
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
. The 3 sub tribes are: Euphorbiinae, Neoguillauminiinae and Anthosteminae. The 5 genus general are: Argythamnia, Caperonia, Chiropetalum, Ditaxis and Chiropetalum.
Euphorbieae have many different species of plants including some in the tropic and nontropical areas of the world. Thanks to convergent evolution, these columnar, ribbed flowering plants appear to resemble cacti, although they have different forms and flowers to tell them apart; e.i. a cactus would have spines (leaf tissue) with a rose-like flower, whereas a euphorbieae would have a very basic, 3 petal shape with thorns (stem tissue). Euphorbieae (commonly called Euphorbia) has a sap inside of it - that when it breaks or is cut - comes out of it, and tends to irritate the skin.
Euphorbieae were thought to be a bisexual flower, however, research has shown that there are many male flowers surround one female flower.
Genera
* Subtribe
Anthosteminae
** ''
Anthostema''
A.Juss.
** ''
Dichostemma''
Pierre
* Subtribe
Euphorbiinae
** ''
Cubanthus''
Millsp.
** ''
Euphorbia
''Euphorbia'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae.
Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees, with perhaps the tallest being ''Eu ...
''
L.
* Subtribe
Neoguillauminiinae
** ''
Calycopeplus''
Planch.
** ''
Neoguillauminia''
Croizat
See also
*
Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae
References
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External links
Euphorbiaceae tribes
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