Scientific Name :
Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
Synonym :
Jatropha coccinea Link
Jatropha diversifolia A.Rich.
Common Name : Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
Plant Family : Euphorbiceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : September to December
Flower Colour : Pink
Description : Height: 3 to 4 m
Stem: Brownish green, lenticels
Leaves: Oblanceolate, alternate, stipulate,
Flowers: Monoecious or dioecious, male flower calyx 5 lobed, petal 5, stamens 8 to 10, monadelphous, female flower sepals 5, petals 5, tricarpellary, stigma bifid
Inflorescence: Terminal corymbose cyme
Fruit: Capsule, 3 seeded
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : W. Cuba
Uses : Used to treat tumor, toothache, scabies, eczema, herpes and ringworm
