Jatropha multifida

Jatropha multifida
In a garden setting
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Jatropha
Species:	J. multifida
Binomial name
Jatropha multifida L. [2]
Synonyms [3]
List Adenoropium multifidum(L.) Pohl Jatropha janiphaBlanco Manihot multifida(L.) Crantz

Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of Jatropha native to Mexico and the Caribbean. ^[3] A garden plant, it has been introduced to Florida, and to many places in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia. Mildly toxic, consumption causes gastrointestinal distress. ^[4]

References

1. Machuca Machuca, K.; Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Jatropha multifida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T205094258A205616980. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T205094258A205616980.en . Retrieved 15 March 2025.
2. Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753)
3. "Jatropha multifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
4. Levin, Yotam; Sherer, Yaniv; Bibi, Haim; Schlesinger, Menachem; Hay, Emile (2000). "Rare Jatropha multifida intoxication in two children". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 19 (2): 173–175. doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(00)00207-9. PMID   10903468.