Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Jatropha podagrica
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi
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| Common names: | Australian bottle plant (English) White rhubarb (English) |
| Description: | Glabrous eglandular shrub to 2 m; stem swollen at the base. Latex watery. Leaves long-petiolate, peltate; lamina 3-5-lobed, green above, paler beneath; lobes entire. Inflorescence a dense corymb. Petals scarlet. Fruit 3-lobed. |
| Notes: | Commonly cultivated as an ornamental in Zimbabwe but there are no records of it as a naturalized escape. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to C America; widely cultivated in the tropics. |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
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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) Pages 261 - 262. |
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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Jatropha podagrica
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Jatropha podagricaAfrican Plant Database: Jatropha podagrica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Jatropha podagrica
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Jatropha podagrica
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