Scientific Classification of Poinsettia

Poinsettia Genus and Other Classification

Genus is a group of plants which are related to each other in some or the other way. Poinsettia genus and other classification is necessary information to know for every botanist. Poinsettia plant clade, plant tribe and order fall under the scientific classification of Poinsettia. You can also know the genus of all the plants which fall under Perennial Flowers. Further scientific classification of Poinsettia is as follows:

• Clade: Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids

• Tribe:

• Order: Malpighiales

• Subfamilies:

Poinsettia Family

Along with Poinsettia, scientific classification is also important. Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Poinsettia family is the family in which it has some properties in common with other plants in that family. It gives you the idea of how the plant looks, where the seed pod will be, what the seed will be like, etc. In scientific classification of Poinsettia, Family is a main factor. The plant's Family is Euphorbiaceae.