Jatropha aethiopica

Botanical Description

Jatropha aethiopica is a perennial plant with stems that have few branches, are more or less woody and can persist for several years. It can grow up to 1 metre tall from a tuberous rootstock[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.