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Jatropha curcas, linn. French Physic Nut. Barbados Nut. Purging Nut. Large shrub or tree, up to 15 ft. high: lvs. long-petiole *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

...se-red, the petals erose or fringed: drupes red or scarlet, about the size of a cherry, acid, with thin skin, used for jam and preserves; seeds large, 4a *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

...bra, Linn., a species based on Plukenet's Xilopicron, or Lignum amarum, of Barbados, commonly called bitter-wood. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->

...hrubs, sometimes grown under glass for ornament, but known mostly from the Barbados cherry, cultivated in the American tropics. ...on the back of some or all the 5 sepals; stamens 10, all perfect, the base of filaments glabrous; ovary 3-celled; styles 3, distinct: drupe 3-pyrenous, n

| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...but later botanists unite Dunal's P. hirsuta with Linnaeus' P. pubescens, of which this common husk tomato is but a cult. form.

...11:420, and H. spathaceum, Sims, B.M. 2315, are regarded by Baker as forms of this species. There are double-fld. forms. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->

| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...gule obsolete, truncate: spadix paniculate: berry polished, 1/3 in. thick. Barbados.

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...ified with the [[pomelo]] or shaddock (''C. maxima''), one of the parents of this hybrid, the other being [[sweet orange]] (''C. × ​sinensis''). ...lude white, pink and red pulps of varying sweetness. The 1929 US Ruby Red (of the Redblush variety) has the first grapefruit [[patent]].<ref name="txswee

...[[succulent plant|succulent]] [[plants]]. The most common and well known of these is ''[[Aloe vera]]'', or &quot;true aloe&quot;. ...ca]], and is common in [[South Africa]]'s [[Cape Province]], the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as [[Madagascar]], the [[Arabi

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...nd plant diseases, governments have instituted inspection service at ports of entry and for interstate commerce. The regulations may be federal, or state ...from foreign countries or to provide such regulations governing the entry of such materials as will insure safety.

| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...tinguished by the longer perianth-tube; flowers usually white or in shades of red; largely summer bloomers, but differing widely in this respect.