Poinsettia found in the center of each leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It is found in the wild in deciduous tropical forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is also found in the interior in the hot, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reports of "E. pulcherrima" growing in the wild in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be confirmed by botanists. The Aztecs used the plant to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication. In Nahuatl, the
The Raksha Country and the Sea Market relative, Giles writes that the first episode of "The Raksha Country" is a "clever amplification" of Robert Burns' 1786 Scots language poem "To a Louse" which is written from the perspective of a louse; what is grotesque to Ma is regarded as beautiful by the Rakshas. Similarly, Glen Dudbridge points out Pu's reversal of "conventional expectations for ironic effect", in that "normal standards of beauty and ugliness are turned upside down, and a handsome man is viewed as an ogre." The Rakshas are not unique to Pu's work and in fact originate from ancient Hindu mythology, with multiple epics detailing