Jatropha orangeana Dinter ex P.G.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Jatropha

Characteristics

Monoecious, spineless, glabrous shrub, up to 0.5-2 m tall, with dark grey bark and rubbery stems. Leaves 3-5-fid, bluish green, with very small stipules. Flowers in densely clustered, lateral to terminal cymes; males with obtuse sepals, no petals, 8 stamens; females with unequal, elliptic to broadly ovate sepals, ± 8 petals, and glabrous ovary. Capsule tuberculate, wrinkled.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Jatropha orangeana world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:350374-1
WFO ID wfo-0000219835
COL ID 3QNDQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Jatropha orangeana