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|familia=Euphorbiaceae
|familia=Euphorbiaceae
|genus=Jatropha
|genus=Jatropha
|poisonous=highly toxic compounds
|poisonous=highly toxic compounds
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
Most of the species are adapted to sandy loam soil. They grow readily from seeds, and cuttings from hard young branches can be rooted in sand with bottom heat if dried somewhat before bedding.
Most of the species are adapted to sandy loam soil. They grow readily from seeds, and cuttings from hard young branches can be rooted in sand with bottom heat if dried somewhat before bedding.
J. aconilifolia, mill., var. papaya, pax. Tree, apetalous, stinging, spiny. Cent. Amer.—-J. canescens, Mucll. Arg. Shrub: petals united. Calif, to Cent. Amer.—J. fragrans, HBK. Tree, stinging, spiny, apetalous: fls. aromatic. Cuba.—J. integerrima, Jacq.= J. diversifolia, Muell. Arg. Small tree or shrub: petals free, stipules entire; fls. red. B.M. 1464. W. Indies.—J. Kunthiana, Muell. Arg. Bhrub, apetalous, stinging, spiny. Trop. Amer.—J. Manihot= Manihot.—J. Pohliana, Muell. Arg. Shrub or small tree: petals free: stipules dissected. S. Brazil.—J. urens, Linn. Shrub, stinging, spiny, apetalous. G.C. II. 14:753. Trop. Amer. J. B. S. Norton.
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