Author: | Nambiyath
P.Balakrishnan, 1962 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
India |
Soil: |
Rich - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
Height: |
90 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Heyne's
Jatropha |
Synonyms: |
Jatropha heterophylla, B.Heyne ex Hook.f. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was given this name by Nambiyath Puthansurayil Balakrishnan in 1962. It is found in
southern India, growing in a rich but well
drained soil with some to lots of water and some to lots of sun. The caudex
can grow to twelve centimetres or more, the whole plant up to 90
centimetres or more. The small flowers are white.
The genera name from the Greek
words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή;
trophe meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. The species name after
Benjamin Heyne, 1770-1819, a botanist stationed in Madras, India. |