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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.
Poinsettias are originally from Central America, and the plant was known to thrive in southern Mexico, where it was called Taxco del Alarcon. The Aztecs found this plant blooming in winter, and they named it cuetlaxochitl. They used the plant to extract a purple dye, which was then used for coloring textiles and imparting color to cosmetics.