Jatropha curcas

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Jatropha curcas in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Jatropha curcas, linn. French Physic Nut. Barbados Nut. Purging Nut. Large shrub or tree, up to 15 ft. high: lvs. long-petioled, somewhat 3-5-lobed like English ivy, almost glabrous, 3-6 in. wide; stipules minute; deciduous: fls. small, yellowish green; cymes many-fld., corymbiform. Trop. Amer. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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