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Jatropha integerrima

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.

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Jatropha integerrima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Jatropha
Species:
J. integerrima
Binomial name
Jatropha integerrima
Synonyms1
  • Jatropha hastata Jacq.
  • Adenoropium hastatum Britton & P.Wilson
  • Adenoropium integerrimum (Jacq.) Pohl
  • Adenoropium pandurifolium (Andrews) Pohl
  • Jatropha acuminata Desr.
  • Jatropha coccinea Hort.Cels ex Link
  • Jatropha diversifolia A.Rich.
  • Jatropha diversifolia var. pandurifolia M.Gómez
  • Jatropha hastata Jacq.
  • Jatropha integerrima var. coccinea (Link) N.P.Balakr.
  • Jatropha integerrima var. hastata (Jacq.) Fosberg
  • Jatropha integerrima var. latifolia (Pax) N.P.Balakr.
  • Jatropha moluensis Sessé & Moc.
  • Jatropha pandurifolia Andrews
  • Jatropha pandurifolia var. coccinea Pax
  • Jatropha pandurifolia var. latifolia Pax

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 source ↗

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

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.
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