A new Poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having red bracts, an upright habit, and having a triangular plant form, is disclosed.

A new Poinsettia plant named EURZ0019 particularly distinguished by the distinct red bract color with white spots, dark green foliage, and strong vigor with good branching and strong stems.

A new Poinsettia plant named EURZ0019 particularly distinguished by the distinct red bract color with white spots, dark green foliage, and strong vigor with good branching and strong stems.

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named Dopoinpres, characterized by its uniform, upright and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and upright branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; plants flower on or about November 18 in Southern California under natural season conditions; large inflorescences with dark red-colored flower bracts; and good post-production longevity.

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named Dopoinjadwhipe, characterized by its upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; moderately strong lateral branches; relatively early flowering habit; inflorescences with white-colored flower bracts; and excellent post-production longevity.

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named Dopoincanca, characterized by its uniform, upright and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and upright branching habit with strong lateral branches; dark green-colored leaves; plants typically flower in October and November under natural season conditions; large inflorescences with red-colored flower bracts with random pale yellow green-colored speckles, spots and sectors; and good post-production longevity.

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named Dopoinimp, characterized by its uniform, upright and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and upright branching habit with strong lateral branches; dark green-colored leaves; plants typically flower in October and November under natural season conditions; large inflorescences with strong to vivid red-colored flower bracts; and good post-production longevity.

The invention provides wild type stearoyl-ACP type desaturase, and its mutants, particularly T117R and D280K, for converting oleoyl-ACP, the normal product of the stearoyl-ACP desaturase, to a vicinal diol, erythro 9, 10 dihydroxy stearate. The invention provides mutant or variant stearoyl-ACP type desaturase polypeptides having one or more amino acid substitutions, particularly one or more substitution at amino acid 117 and/or amino acid 280, of the plastid enzyme polypeptide. The mutant polypeptides provide for higher vicinal diol, particularly 9, 10 dihydroxy stearate, compared to wild type stearoyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) desaturase, including when the mutant stearoyl-ACP type desaturase is expressed in host cells. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the mutant stearoyl-ACP type desaturase, constructs and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, methods for producing a vicinal diol, erythro 9, 10 dihydroxy stearate, in host cells. The invention also relates to plants, particularly transgenic or recombinantly engineered plants, expressing one or more of the mutant a vicinal diol, erythro 9, 10 dihydroxy stearate polypeptides, as well as seeds derived from the plants.

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having reddish-pink bracts and a triangular plant form and upright habit, is disclosed.

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having reddish-pink bracts and a triangular plant form and upright habit, is disclosed.