Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, popular Christmas house plant
Joel Robert Poinsett, first U. S. ambassador to Mexico who obtained plants from the wilds of southern Mexico, introduced it to the United States in 1825. The common name for the exotic plant, poinsettia, came from his last name. Botanically, the plant is known as Euphorbia pulcherrima.
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