Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
Synonym: Adenoropium
integerrimum (Jacq.)
Pohl.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Local Names
: Spicy Jatropha, Coral Plant, Peregrina, Physic nut.
Flowering Period : Throughout the year.
Distribution : Native of Carribean islands
Uses: Ornamental.
Exotic : Yes
Evergreen woody shrub or small tree, able to grow up to about 4.5 m tall
and with a spread of 2 - 3 m wide. Green leaves, oblong to obovate in shape and
sometimes three-lobed, simple and alternate arrangement. Flowers: Separate male
and female flowers on the same plant, red in colour, usually in clusters.
Oval-shaped fruit, green in colour.
