Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
| Family: | EUPHORBIACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Spicy Jatropha | ||||
| Synonym: | Adenoropium integerrimum (Jacq.)Pohl. | ||||
| Common Name: | Coral Plant, Peregrina, Physic nut | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | Throughout the year | ||||
| Distribution: | Native of Carribean islands | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as garden plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental. | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Jatrophaintegerrima are evergreen woody shrub or small tree, able to grow up to about 4.5 m tall and with a spread of 2 - 3 m wide. Green leaves, oblong to obovate in shape and sometimes three-lobed, simple and alternate arrangement. Flowers: Separate male and female flowers on the same plant, red in colour, usually in clusters. Oval-shaped fruit, green in colour. | ||||