Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Jatropa | Species: Jatropha gossypiifolia L |
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| Synonym | Adenoropium gossypiifolium (L.) Pohl, Adenoropium jacquinii Pohl |
Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Bellyache bush, Black physicnut | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Cotton-leaved Jatropha, Cotton-leaf Physic Nut Bush | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kege Manbi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1700 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 1.3-17 X 1-1.4 cm, 3-lobed seeds oblong, 3-gonous |
| Habitat | Grown as hedge plant, also running wild | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of South America and planted elsewhere in the Tropics | Bark Details | Smooth gray bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Cordate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs, purplish green and glandular hairy on younger parts, leaves in close spiral, deeply 3-5-lobed, 7-11 x 8-12 cm, orbicular-cordate, margin with gland-tipped hairs | Leaf Details | Leaves in close spiral, deeply 3-5-lobed, 7-11 X 8-12 cm, orbicular-cordate, margin with gland-tipped hairs, lobes obtusely acuminate, 5-nerved; stipules glandular-hairy; petiole 3-10 cm long |
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