Jatropha integerrima
COMMON NAME | Spicy jatropha |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Euphorbiaceae |
NOTES | The individual
flowers on this species are star-shaped and generally red, although a
pink-flowered variety exists. Flowers are 1-inch wide and are produced year-round
in beautiful clusters that are held upright above the lobed leaves. Can reach about 15 feet tall and have an
equal spread when left unpruned. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | West Indies, Cuba and Hispaniola
(Dominican Republic and Haiti) |
NATIVE HABITAT | Secondary forest,
along trail in lowland mixed forest |
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