Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Jatropha multifida
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Gardiner Farm, nr Arcturus
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gardiner Farm, nr Arcturus
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gardiner Farm, nr Arcturus
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gardiner Farm, nr Arcturus
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gardiner Farm, nr Arcturus
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Coral tree (English) |
| Description: | Glabrous eglandular shrub to 2 m, with milky latex. Leaves long-petiolate, not peltate, deeply palmately 10-12-lobed, the lobes narrow and irregularly lobed, arising from a cordate basal disk. Inflorescence corymbose, borne on a long peduncle. Flowers coral-red; female with larger petals. Fruit 3-lobed to pear-shaped. |
| Notes: | An introduced species recorded from Zimbabwe as an ornamental and, per FZ, 'often naturalized in the Old World tropics generally'. It is not known whether it ever becomes naturalized in Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | multifida: much divided |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America from Mexico and Paraguay |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Saturday 24 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 109. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Page 261. |
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Flora of Burundi: Jatropha multifidaFlora of Malawi: Jatropha multifida
Flora of Mozambique: Jatropha multifida
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Jatropha multifida
Flora of Zambia: Jatropha multifida
Flora of Zimbabwe: Jatropha multifida
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Jatropha multifidaAfrican Plant Database: Jatropha multifida
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Jatropha multifida
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Jatropha multifida
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Jatropha multifida
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iNaturalist: Jatropha multifida
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Jatropha multifida
JSTOR Plant Science: Jatropha multifida
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Jatropha multifida
Plants of the World Online: Jatropha multifida
Tropicos: Jatropha multifida
Wikipedia: Jatropha multifida