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Scientific Name(s):Varieties of Euphorbia pulcherrima Wild. ex Klotzsch Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurges) Common Name(s): Poinsettia , Christmas flower , Easter flower , papagallo , Mexican flame leaf , lobster flower plant. Poinsettias are used as Christmas ornamentation; their latex for a dipilatory; and for other uses such as pain relief, antibacterial and emetic.
How many petals on a Poinsettia flower? Poinsettias can have anywhere from 5 to 12 petals. This holiday  flower is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US Minister to  Mexico, who introduced the plant to Ameâ¦rica in 1825.