Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce

Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce
	Euphorbia pulcherrima, the poinsettia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Subgenus:	Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce
Select sections
	E. sect. Anisophyllum; E. sect. Poinsettia;

Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce is one of four subgenera of the large and diverse genus of flowering plants, Euphorbia, or the spurges.^[1] The subgenus consists around 600 species^[1] including the poinsettia (in section Poinsettia) and the weedy sandmats of section Anisophyllum (formerly the genus Chamaesyce).

References

^ ^a ^b Yang, Ya; Berry, Paul E. (2011-09-01). "Phylogenetics of the Chamaesyce clade (Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae): Reticulate evolution and long-distance dispersal in a prominent C4 lineage". American Journal of Botany. 98 (9): 1486–1503. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000496. hdl:2027.42/142099. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21875975.

[Yang-1] Yang, Ya; Berry, Paul E. (2011-09-01). "Phylogenetics of the Chamaesyce clade (Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae): Reticulate evolution and long-distance dispersal in a prominent C4 lineage". American Journal of Botany. 98 (9): 1486–1503. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000496. hdl:2027.42/142099. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21875975.

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