Scientific Name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Synonym :
Curcas drastica Mart
Curcas indica A.Rich.
Common Name : Jatropha, Jamal ghota, Mogli Erand
Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : September to Novenber
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: Upto 3 m
Stem: Green, white, milky white sap
Leaves: Ovate, 2 to 3 lobed, alternate, entire margin, petiole 15 to 19 cm long
Flowers: Single female flower coming out of the involucre and many male flowers inside the green involucre, ovary tricarpellary, stigma 3
Inflorescence: Cyathium inflorescence
Fruits: Capsule
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : CH, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Mexico to Tropical America.
Uses : Used in treating bacterial and fungal infections, jaundice or muscle pain
Useful in biodiesel production
