Jatropha multifida
In a garden setting
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Jatropha
Species:
J. multifida
Binomial name
Jatropha multifida
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl
    • Jatropha janipha Blanco
    • Manihot multifida (L.) Crantz

Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of Jatropha native to Mexico and the Caribbean.[2] A garden plant, it has been introduced to Florida, and to many places in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia. Mildly toxic, consumption causes gastrointestinal distress.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753)
  2. 1 2 "Jatropha multifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Levin, Yotam; Sherer, Yaniv; Bibi, Haim; Schlesinger, Menachem; Hay, Emile (2000). "Rare Jatropha multifida intoxication in two children". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 19 (2): 173–175. doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(00)00207-9. PMID 10903468.
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