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EUPHORBIACEAE. eurosids I rosids core eudicots eudicots. magnoliids. monocots. Current Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Tree for Flowering Plants 2008. EUPHORBIACEAE. Chamaesyce - local euphorb. EUPHORBIACEAE, Malpighiales.
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eurosids I rosids core eudicots eudicots magnoliids monocots Current Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Tree for Flowering Plants 2008 EUPHORBIACEAE
EUPHORBIACEAE, Malpighiales Cymothoë likes Malpighiales, its allies are all Rosid specialists and mostly eurosids I specialists.
Achariaceae CARYOCARACEAE – prominent trees in the tropics Ctenolophonaceae EUPHORBIACEAE – GENTRY FAMILY Goupiaceae Humiriaceae Irvingiaceae Ixonanthaceae Lacistemataceae LINACEAE – flax family Lophopixidaceae Pandaceae PHYLLANTHACEAE – formerly part of Euphorbiaceae Picrodendraceae Putranjivaceae RAFFLESIACEAE- parasites including largest flower SALICACEAE – GENTRY FAMILY VIOLACEAE-violets and tropical treelets
Croton - a classic euphorb: • strong basal veins • milky latex • glands at blade base • imperfect flowers, reduced perianth • -three-carpellate schizocarp
Acalypha - Acalypha diversifolia
Manihot - cassava (tapioca)