1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrubs, Spurge
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
1.4 Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
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99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
200.00 cm
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3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
400.00 cm
Rank: 49 (Overall) ▶
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
All year
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
Less Watering
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
5.12 Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Sometimes
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
JATROPHA
7.2 Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
7.2.1 In Hindi
रतनजोत
7.2.2 In German
Purgiernuß
7.2.3 In French
purghère
7.2.4 In Spanish
frailejón
7.2.5 In Greek
jatropha
7.2.6 In Portuguese
galamaluco
7.2.7 In Polish
jatrofa
7.2.8 In Latin
Jatropha
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
8.6 Genus
Jatropha
8.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
Jatropheae
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
8.10 Number of Species