Euphorbiaceae

Flowers unisexual and arranged within a cup-shaped collection of connate bracts, a number of male flowers (single stamens) surrounding a solitary female flower, i.e. a cyathium (Fig. 26) Euphorbiaceae

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White latex present

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Styles 3

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Leaves simple

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Stipules minute or absent Euphorbia

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Floral leaves red or white towards base. Cyathium with a solitary gland. Annual up to 70 cm high. Weed near the coast. Fl. summer. Painted Spurge Euphorbia cyathophora

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Floral leaves green or yellowish