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
- 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
- Bengali
- সুগন্ধি জয়তী, দিনফোটা জয়তী
About Spicy Jatropha
Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima) 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 cultivated. Native to Caribbean Islands, it is distributed across Introduced in tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Spicy Jatropha belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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