Jatropha rivae Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Jatropha

Characteristics

Very similar to J. parvifolia Chiov., but having the oblanceolate-spathulate leaves entire or almost so, and in having the female sepals glandular-denticulate and pubescent without.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Locally codominant in Acacia-Commiphora bushland on alluvial soils and deep sands; gypsaceous soils; stony places on limestone; Acacia-Commiphora-Boswellia bushland; at elevations from sea level to 1,150 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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 rivae world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:350449-1
WFO ID wfo-0000219940
COL ID 3QNG3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Jatropha rivae

Lower taxons

Jatropha rivae subsp. parvifolia Jatropha rivae subsp. rivae Jatropha rivae subsp. quercifolia