Ratanjoti / Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Also known as Cotton Leaf, Puppet Seed Plant, Physic Nut, Sibidigua, Tua-Tua
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jatropha gossypiifolia
- Genus
- Jatropha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grown as hedge plant, also runs wild
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- New World tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The three lobed leaves are purple and sticky when young and become bright green with age.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ratanjoti itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ratanjoti itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- रतनजोती Ratanjoti
- Bengali
- লাল ভেরেন্ডা
- Tamil
- சிறிய ஆமணக்கு Siria Amanakku, சிவப்பு ஆதாலை, காட்டாமணக்கு
- Kannada
- ಚಿಕ್ಕಕಾಡಹರಳು Chikka kada haralu
- Malayalam
- Chuvanna Kadalavanakku, ചുവന്ന കടലാവണക്ക്, Jatropha gossypifolia
About Ratanjoti
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and 3 other states. It is grown as hedge plant, also runs wild. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Ratanjoti belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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