Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Jatropha spicata
Jatropha spicata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Jatropha spicata is a semi-succulent, perennial plant with stems that are more or less woody and can persist for several years. The stems can be 50 - 200cm tall, growing from a rather swollen, almost tuberous base[ 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatBushland, in rocky places or on clay or silt; shallow soil on basement complex rocky hillsides; red sandy soil in deciduous bushland and thicket; poorly drained alkaline sandy clay in seasonally wet grassland[ 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. ].