Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
var. elegans (Pohl) Müll. Arg.

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Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Bart Wursten
Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

Picture: Mark Hyde
Bushbaby Lodge, Cromlet Road, Arcturus

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Synonyms: Jatropha elegans (Pohl) Klotzsch
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Frequency:
Status: Introduced
Description:
Multi-stemmed shrub. Stems and branches hollow, purple, covered in stalked glands (image 3). Leaves crowded near the ends of branches, palmately 3-5-lobed, dark purple when young, turning olive-green with age, margins and petioles with hair-like stalked glands. Flowers in terminal clusters, deep red with a yellow centre. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule.
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Notes:
Derivation of specific name: gossypiifolia: with leaves like a Gossypium, i.e. palmately lobed
Habitat: Near rivers and particularly in disturbed areas.
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Worldwide distribution: Native to tropical America from Mexico to Paraguay and naturalised elsewhere
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N,W
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Literature:

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 149.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 42.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 49.

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Page 259.

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Flora of Malawi: Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Jatropha gossypiifolia
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JSTOR Plant Science: Jatropha gossypiifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Jatropha gossypiifolia
Plants of the World Online: Jatropha gossypiifolia
Tropicos: Jatropha gossypiifolia
Wikipedia: Jatropha gossypiifolia


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135410, retrieved 28 March 2024

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