Jatropha integerrima

Jatropha integerrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Jatropha
Species:	J. integerrima
Binomial name
Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
Synonyms [1]
Jatropha hastataJacq. Adenoropium hastatumBritton & P.Wilson Adenoropium integerrimum(Jacq.) Pohl Adenoropium pandurifolium(Andrews) Pohl Jatropha acuminataDesr. Jatropha coccineaHort.Cels ex Link Jatropha diversifoliaA.Rich. Jatropha diversifolia var. pandurifoliaM.Gómez Jatropha hastataJacq. Jatropha integerrima var. coccinea(Link) N.P.Balakr. Jatropha integerrima var. hastata(Jacq.) Fosberg Jatropha integerrima var. latifolia(Pax) N.P.Balakr. Jatropha moluensisSessé & Moc. Jatropha pandurifoliaAndrews Jatropha pandurifolia var. coccineaPax Jatropha pandurifolia var. latifoliaPax

Jatropha integerrima, commonly known as peregrina or spicy jatropha, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to Cuba and Hispaniola. ^[2]

Pollen of Jatropha integerrima

It is a shrub or small tree with a swollen caudex or trunk. The leaves are three-lobed, with the middle lobe by far the largest. There are separate male and female flowers. The ten stamens of the male flowers are fused into two concentric columns, the outer only half as tall as the inner. ^[3]

References

1. World Flora Online (2025). "Jatropha integerrima Jacq". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
2. "Jatropha integerrima". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2010-08-09.
3. Everard, Barbara; Morley, Brian D. (1970). Wild Flowers of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. Plate 178.

External links

Media related to Jatropha integerrima at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Jatropha integerrima at Wikispecies

• Jatropha integerrima in West African plants – A Photo Guide.