Ed Ranks the Genera of Adelieae by How Cool It Would be to Visit their Native Lands

The most exciting Ranking... EVER!!!

Adelieae is a tribe of the subfamily Acalyphoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae, a flowering plant also known as "Spurge."

HELL YEAH, IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT SPURGE!

There are five genera in the Adelieae tribe. They are native to different parts of the world. And sometimes, the same part of the world.

Let's say an insane botanist gives you free plane tickets to visit any of the native lands of the five genera. Hey, it could happen. This is how I would rank those flowering plant habitats:

5. Enriquebeltrania (formerly Beltrania) - Native to western and southern Mexico. Which I guess is good if you want to be murdered by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. No thanks.

4. Crotonogynopsis - Native to tropical Africa. Yikes. Watch out for the Ebola. But I guess Ebola can be treated, right? You know what can't be treated? Being beheaded by Mexican cartels.

3. Leucocroton - Native exclusively to Cuba. I guess it would be cool to check out Cuba, right?

2. Lasiocroton - My friend, get your insane botanist's ticket ready for an awesome Caribbean adventure! This plant genus is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica.

1.Adelia (AKA Ricinella) - The eponymous genera that gives the tribe its name. Native to a wide number of countries, ranging all the way for Argentina to Texas, as well as in the West Indies. You can pretty much take your insane botanist's plane ticket to anywhere in Latin America. Sweet. So many choices.