Jatropha glauca Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Jatropha

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous plant. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open bush land, extending to semi-desert conditions, on lava and limestone, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Jatropha glauca world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:350256-1
WFO ID wfo-0000219645
COL ID 3QN9L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Jatropha glauca Jatropha glauca Jatropha lobata Jatropha ricinifolia Adenoropium glaucum Jatropha lobata var. glauca Jatropha lobata subsp. glauca Jatropha lobata var. pubescens