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How many genera and species are included in the Euphorbiaceae family?
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Malpighiales
Weeping willow (Salix babylonica).
The Euphorbiaceae family, which is a member of the Malpighiales order, comprises approximately 6,880 species and 223 genera of flowering plants.12