Kingdom: Plantae
Divisi: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Malphigiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Codiaeum
Species: Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A. Juss
Local name: Puring
It is a tropical, evergreen, monoecious shrub growing to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and has large, thick, leathery, shiny evergreen leaves, alternately arranged, 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) long and 0.5–8 cm (0.20–3.15 in) broad. The leaf blades can, for example, be ruler-lanceolate, oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, ovate inverted, ovate spatulate, or violin-shaped and coloured green, yellow, or purple in various patterns, depending on the variety. The petiole has a length of 0.2 to 2.5 cm. The inflorescences are long racemes, 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in) long, with male and female flowers on separate inflorescences; the male flowers are white with five small petals and 20–30 stamens, the female flowers yellowish, with no petals. The flowering period is usually in early autumn. The fruit is a capsule 9 mm (0.35 in) in diameter, containing three seeds that are 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter. When cut, stems bleed a milky sap.
Synonyms: Codiaeum elegans G. Nicholson
Benefit: Ornamental plant. The milky sap on this plant is toxic. Can be caused nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, also cause skin irritation (children, dogs, cats).
Location: Zone 1 of UPI Botanic Garden, PKM, Library, Gymnasium
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