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Mexican shrubby spurge
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Spurge family: cassava & rubber

Mexican shrubby spurge

Euphorbia cotinifolia L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMexican shrubby spurge
Dutch—
SpanishTrompillo sudamericano
Chinese紫锦木
Scientific nameEuphorbia cotinifolia L.

About this species

Euphorbia cotinifolia is a broadleaf red shrub native to Mexico and South America. The scientific name of the plant comes from the words cotinus meaning "smoketree" and folia meaning "leaf". Common names for the species include smoketree spurge, tropical smoke bush, Caribbean copper plant, and Mexican shrubby spurge.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia

In Suriname

30Records in Suriname
1844First record
1986Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini4
  • Marowijne1
  • Para1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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