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.
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Jatropha podagrica Hook.
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Flora of Zimbabwe
Author: Mark Hyde
Author: Bart Wursten
Author: Petra Ballings
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2012). Jatropha podagrica Hook. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 5 June 2012 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=169730
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- 2011-12-01 04:07:46 UTC
