Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Jatropha dichtar
Jatropha dichtar
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Jatropha dichtar is a much-branched shrub with stiffly erect branches arising from near ground-level; it can grow up to 3 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya.
HabitatFound among lava rocks, and is locally common in open bushland on red sandy soils, at elevations from 200 - 900 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].