Taxonomic Swap 30065 (Committed on 2018-01-17)

Poinsettia is now considered a section within Euphorbia. The group is well nested within the broader Euphorbia and is now referred to as Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce section Poinsettia.

Horn, J. W., B. W. van Ee, J. J. Morawetz, R. Riina, V. W. Steinmann, P. E. Berry, & K. J. Wurdack. 2012. Phylogenetics and the evolution of major structural characters in the giant genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63:*305–326. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.022.

Flora of North America: Euphorbia (Citation)
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Added by nathantaylor on January 17, 2018 10:34 PM | Committed by nathantaylor on January 17, 2018
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