1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm200.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
240.00 cm400.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
All year
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
10.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
10.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
12.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
13.2 Common Name
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Kaffernlimette
Purgiernuß
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Crotonoideae
14.10 Number of Species