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
- 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
- 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
Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) 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 grown as hedge plant, also runs wild. Native to New World tropics, it is distributed across Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Ratanjoti belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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