Jatropha cathartica
Jatropha cathartica
Jatropha cathartica is a flowering plant in the genus Jatropha from the family of Euphorbiaceae ( Euphorbiaceae ).
Features
It grows as an herbaceous plant with a large tuberous root, which reached a diameter of up to 20 centimeters. There are several trained, up to 30 centimeters long, fleshy shoots. The side shoots are spread. The low five-to seven - lobed leaves are up to 10 inches long and up to 6 inches wide and are at a up to 12 cm long petiole. The divided side leaves are up to 4 millimeters long.
The loose inflorescence is many flowered and stands on a 10 -centimeter-long stem. The male flowers form from 2.5 millimeters long sepals and 5 red and 8 mm long petals. The female flowers are up to 5 millimeters in size. The fruit capsules contain 3 seeds.
Occurrence
Jatropha cathartica is widespread in southern Texas and northern Mexico in bushes on clay soils.
Taxonomy
The first description of the species was made in 1832 by Manuel de Mier y Terán and Jean Louis Berlandier. Are synonyms for the species Jatropha berlandieri Torrey (1858 ) and Adenoropium berlandieri ( Torrey ) Small ( 1927).