Author: | Ferdinand
Albin Pax, 1931 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Argentina,
Brazil, Paraguay |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
10 Centimetres |
Height: |
130 Centimetres |
Flower:
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White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
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Synonyms: |
Might
be: Cnidoscolus albomaculatus, Ivan Murray
Johnston, 1923.
Cnidoscolus campanulatus, Pax.
Cnidoscolus hasslerianus, Pax.
Cnidoscolus inaequalis, Fern.Casas.
Cnidoscolus spathulatus, Fern.Casas.
Cnidoscolus tetracyclus, Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha albomaculata, Pax.
Jatropha albomaculata var. nana, Pax.
Jatropha albomaculata var. stimulosissima, Pax.
Jatropha albomaculata var. subcuneata, Pax.
Jatropha campanulata, Pax.
Jatropha hassleriana, Pax.
Jatropha vitifolia f. nana, Chodat & Hassl.
Jatropha vitifolia f. stimulosissima, Chodat & Hassl. |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was
given this name by Ferdinand
Albin Pax in 1831. It is found in the lowlands of Argentina,
Brazil and Paraguay, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some sun. The Caudex can grow
to ten centimetres, the whole plant up to 130 centimetres in height.
The name is derived from the
Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning 'nettle' and σκολος
(skolos), meaning 'thorn' or 'prickle'. The species name after Emil
Hassler, 1864 - 1937, a Swiss physician, ethnographer, naturalist
and botanist.
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