#Euphorbiaceae

• Acalypha — A large genus of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and subshrubs in the Euphorbiaceae family, comprising hundreds of species widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Plants within this genus are highly valued in horticulture as ornamental species due to their unique inflorescences shaped like long, pendulous, and fuzzy catkins or spikes, often intensely colored in bright red or crimson shades, as well as for their exotic, serrated, and variegated foliage.
• Acalypha hispida — A species of tropical evergreen shrub in the Acałypha genus, native to the Malay Archipelago and South Pacific islands, widely cultivated worldwide as a greenhouse or indoor ornamental plant. This spectacular plant stands out for its unique pistillate inflorescences, shaped like long, pendulous, cylindrical, and fuzzy catkins of an intense bright red color, which can reach lengths of up to 50 centimeters. Their velvety appearance is determined by the high density of long, slender styles on the female flowers, adapted for capturing pollen.
• Acalypha integrifolia — A species of shrub or small tree in the Acałypha genus, endemic to the islands of the western Indian Ocean (specifically the Mascarene Islands: Mauritius and Réunion). It is distinguished within its genus by its simple, lanceolate or elliptic leaves with entire (smooth, non-serrated) margins, a morphological characteristic directly reflected in its specific epithet. This plant is part of a vulnerable indigenous flora, adapted to the dry or transitional forest ecosystems of these insular regions.
• Acalypha wilkesiana — A species of tropical evergreen shrub in the Acalypha genus, native to the South Pacific islands (Vanuatu, Fiji), remarkable for its spectacular, multicolored, and asymmetrical foliage. Its large, serrated, and often crinkled leaves exhibit complex chromatic patterns in shades of bronze, copper, red, pink, and cream. In horticulture, it is widely used for hedging in warm climates or as an accent plant in greenhouses and interiors due to its outstanding visual value.
• Adelia — A genus of tropical plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, characterized by shrubs or small trees with entire leaves and unisexual flowers structurally arranged in axillary inflorescences. The plant is predominantly distributed in the warm regions of Central and South America and is studied for its secondary phytochemical properties.
• Aleurites — A genus of arborescent woody plants in the Euphorbiaceae family, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of East Asia and the Pacific Islands. It comprises medium to large monoecious tree species, economically and industrially renowned for producing large oil-bearing seeds from which valuable drying oils are extracted for use in varnishes, paints, and insulating materials.
• Andrachne — A genus of small herbaceous or shrubby plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae (previously classified under Euphorbiaceae), distributed throughout tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions. These structural plants are characterized by alternate leaves, small monoecious unisexual flowers, and globose fruiting capsules, being studied for their adaptability to arid soils and unique phytochemical compounds.