What is Euphorbiaceae?
{{Taxobox | name = Spurge family | image =Starr_020803-0119_Aleurites_moluccana.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = [[Candlenut tree]] (''Aleurites moluccana'') | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malpighiales]] | familia = '''Euphorbiaceae''' | familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] | subdivision_ranks = [[Subfamily|Subfamilies]] | subdivision = *[[Acalyphoideae]] *[[Crotonoideae]] *[[Euphorbioideae]] }} The [[spurge]] family ('''Euphorbiaceae''') is a large family of [[flowering plant]]s with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs. Some, especially in the [[Tropical|tropics]], are [[shrub]]s or [[tree]]s. The name ''spurge'' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''espurge'' meaning to [[purge]]: this refers to its use as a [[laxative]]. {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Euphorbiaceae| ]]