Euphorbiaceae

Definitions

proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales — the spurge family of flowering plants.

Euphorbia +‎ -aceae

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The plant families represented in the canopy are Leguminosae, Bignoniaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Sapindaceae, and Anacardiaceae.

Madagascar dry deciduous forests 2009
Explosive seed dispersal in two perennial Mediterranean Euphorbia species (Euphorbiaceae).

Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009
Above 1,000 m, Euphorbiaceae tend to become common and well represented.

Lesser Sundas deciduous forests 2008
This layer includes many species from the Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae families.

Borneo lowland rain forests 2008
(Euphorbiaceae), Aloe vaombe (Aloaceae) and lianas such as Dioscorea sp.

Madagascar succulent woodlands 2008
The shrub layer consists of the families Sapindaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Anacardiaceae, and Burseraceae.

Madagascar succulent woodlands 2008
The most important families (in terms of number of species) are Annonaceae, Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae and Sterculiaceae.

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008
Over a fifth of the flora is of species from the Fabaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
In some cases Euphorbiaceae is more common than dipterocarps, being the second most common family in Borneo.

Borneo lowland rain forests 2008
Other canopy species belong to the families Euphorbiaceae and Leguminosae including several endemic species of Pachypodium.

Madagascar succulent woodlands 2008