[12/25] 포인세티아 [poinsettia; Euphorbia pulcherrima]

[12/25] 포인세티아 [poinsettia; Euphorbia pulcherrima]

학명(學名, binomial name): Euphorbia pulcherrima
이명: 홍성목, 紅星木, poinsettia, Christmas flower, Christmas star
계(界, Kingdom): 식물계(Plantae)
문(門, Division): 속씨식물문, 현화식물문(Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta), 피자식물문(Angiospermae)
강(綱, Class): 쌍떡잎식물강(Dicotyledoneae)
목(目, Order): 쥐손이풀목, 말피기목(Malpighiales), 대극목(Euphorbiales)
과(科, Family): 대극과(Euphorbiaceae)
속(屬, Genus): Euphorbia
종(種, Species): Euphorbia pulcherrima
개화: 12월; 분홍색, 빨강색, 노랑색, 흰색, 혼합색

꽃말: 행복(happiness), 추억(reminiscence), 축하(congratulation); 축복(blessing), 희생(sacrifice), 박애(charity); 명랑한 기분 (good cheer), 성공(success)

쌍떡잎식물 대극과의 상록관목으로 크리스마스 시즌에 개화하는 특성 때문에 미국과 유럽에서는 전통적인 크리스마스 장식화로 널리 사용되어 왔습니다.

Image: Euphorbia pulcherrima [poinsettia] | CC-PD | Date: 3 May 2007 | Author: Juanfibarra at English Wikipedia (Juan Fernando Ibarra) | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mexican_poinsettia.jpg

Image: Euphorbia pulcherrima [poinsettia] | CC-PD | Date: 1 March 2013 | Author: Scott Bauer, U.S. Department of Agriculture | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Multi_colored_poinsettias_flowers.jpg

File:Multi colored poinsettias flowers.jpg - Wikimedia Commons