Jatropha podagrica
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi
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| Common names: | Australian bottle plant (English) White rhubarb (English) |
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| Status: | Cultivated and sometimes naturalised |
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Glabrous eglandular shrub to 2 m; stem swollen at the base. Latex watery. Leaves long-petiolate, peltate; lamina 3-5-lobed, green above, paler beneath; lobes entire. Inflorescence a dense corymb. Petals scarlet. Fruit 3-lobed. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to C America; widely cultivated in the tropics. |
| FZ divisions: | S |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
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| Literature: |
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 109. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 261 - 262. |
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Flora of Burundi: Jatropha podagricaFlora of Malawi: cultivated Jatropha podagrica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Jatropha podagrica
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BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Jatropha podagrica
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Jatropha podagrica
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