Jangli Erandi / Glandular Jatropha
Jatropha glandulifera
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Puducherry, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jatropha glandulifera
- Genus
- Jatropha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Plains, wastelands and scrub jungles
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Africa
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली एरन्डी Jangli erandi
- Tamil
- Vellaikattukottai, ஆதாளை, எலி ஆமணக்கு
- Kannada
- kadi, kari thuraka haralu
- Malayalam
- atala, katalavanakku, nakadanti
- Marathi
- जंगली एरन्डी jangli-erandi
About Jangli Erandi
Glandular Jatropha (Jatropha glandulifera) is an undershrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in plains, wastelands and scrub jungles. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Africa. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Jangli Erandi belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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