Jatropha

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Barbados nut

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Other common names

Barbados nut, coral plant, gout plant, jicamilla, peregrina, physic nut, tartogo

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Botanical Details

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Jatropha can be perennials or evergreen shrubs, often forming a stout, succulent caudex, with simple lobed or finely divided leaves and small flowers in summer, either solitary or in cymes
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
Tropical & warm temperate, mainly S America