1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruits, Trees
1.3 Origin
Caribbean
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Open Plains, Open scrub
Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
240.00 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm900.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Purple
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Variety of soil types
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Mites, Soft scales
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Variety of soil types
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Gastric
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good Cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Street Trees, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
JATROPHA integerrima
Limonia acidissima
7.2 Common Name
Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Peregrina
Indischer Holzapfel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Peregrina
Feronia słoniowa
7.2.8 In Latin
Peregrina
dulcis ad cinerem
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Aurantioideae
8.10 Number of Species