What is the meaning of painted leaf?

Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla.
- synonyms: fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant, Euphorbia cyathophora
Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers.
- synonyms: poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima

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