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Jatropha podagrica

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Name

Identification
Jatropha podagrica Hook. [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Okafor, J.C, 1966
Related name
  • Jatropha podagrica
Common name
  • gouty-stalked jatropha., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for Jatropha podagrica Hook. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Jatropha podagrica Hook. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], in Bot. Mag. t. 4376 (1848); Pax l.c. 1: 44.
Information
Stem up to 2 ft. high, much swollen at the base; flowers red; cultivated in our area.
Habitat
; cultivated in our area.
Range
A native of Central America
Distribution
G. C. fide Deighton.S. Nig. Ibadan fide Keay.S. L. Njala (May) Deighton 1986!

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