Spicy Jatropha
Jatropha integerrima
Also known as Coral Plant, Peregrina, Physic Nut
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jatropha integerrima
- Genus
- Jatropha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Caribbean Islands
- Distribution
- Introduced in tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Assam, Odisha, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Puducherry
- 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 leaves are three-lobed, with the middle lobe by far the largest.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spicy Jatropha itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spicy Jatropha itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- সুগন্ধি জয়তী, দিনফোটা জয়তী
About Spicy Jatropha
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and 21 other states. It is cultivated. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Spicy Jatropha belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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