Euphorbia pulcherrima: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

becheselrak Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 27)

Christmas flower English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

Christmas star English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

flor de Panamá Spanish Galápagos Islands Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

flor de Pascua Spanish Galápagos Islands Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

lave‘imoa Tongan Tonga Islands Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 169)

lobsterplant English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

Mexican flameleaf English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

painted leaf English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

poinsettia English ? Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

tiare ‘āpa mata‘iti Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 402)

tiare ‘āpa-mata‘iti Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands McCormack, Gerald (2008)

yellow poinsettia English Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

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Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

English ? Christmas flower U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English ? Christmas star U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English ? lobsterplant U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English ? Mexican flameleaf U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English ? painted leaf U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English ? poinsettia Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

English Fiji Islands yellow poinsettia Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands tiare ‘āpa mata‘iti Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 402)

Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands tiare ‘āpa-mata‘iti McCormack, Gerald (2008)

Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) becheselrak Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 27)

Spanish Galápagos Islands flor de Panamá Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Spanish Galápagos Islands flor de Pascua Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Tongan Tonga Islands lave‘imoa Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 169)

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Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

? English Christmas flower U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

? English Christmas star U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

? English lobsterplant U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

? English Mexican flameleaf U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

? English painted leaf U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

? English poinsettia Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

Cook Islands Maori (Cook Islands) tiare ‘āpa mata‘iti Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 402)

Cook Islands Maori (Cook Islands) tiare ‘āpa-mata‘iti McCormack, Gerald (2008)

Fiji Islands English yellow poinsettia Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

Galápagos Islands Spanish flor de Panamá Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Galápagos Islands Spanish flor de Pascua Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Palau Islands (main island group) Palauan becheselrak Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 27)

Tonga Islands Tongan lave‘imoa Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 169)

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Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

English Christmas flower ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English Christmas star ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English lobsterplant ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English Mexican flameleaf ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English painted leaf ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

English poinsettia ? Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

English yellow poinsettia Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)

Maori (Cook Islands) tiare ‘āpa mata‘iti Cook Islands Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 402)

Maori (Cook Islands) tiare ‘āpa-mata‘iti Cook Islands McCormack, Gerald (2008)

Palauan becheselrak Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 27)

Spanish flor de Panamá Galápagos Islands Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Spanish flor de Pascua Galápagos Islands Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Tongan lave‘imoa Tonga Islands Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 169)

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Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
becheselrak	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 27)
Christmas flower	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Christmas star	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
flor de Panamá	Spanish	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
flor de Pascua	Spanish	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
lave‘imoa	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 169)
lobsterplant	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Mexican flameleaf	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
painted leaf	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
poinsettia	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)
tiare ‘āpa mata‘iti	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 402)
tiare ‘āpa-mata‘iti	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2008)
yellow poinsettia	English	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 570)