Smithsonian Institution - Euphorbiaceae Galore! Set 9

Join us in transcribing the Euphorbiaceae, or Spurge, family, an extensive flowering family. In this group, we find plants from the genus Euphorbia, for which the family Euphorbiaceae was named. The botanical name Euphorbia derives from Euphorbos, the Greek physician of king Iuba (or Juba) II of Numidia (52–50 BC – 23 AD). Euphorbos wrote that one of the cactus-like Euphorbias was a powerful laxative. Need assistance with a label? Don't forget to use the DigiVol forum to ask other volunteers for their advice.This expedition of 500 tasks is fully transcribed and validated. This data resource is harvested periodically into the main occurrence index.