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Accession Data:

Jatropha cathartica Teran & Berland.

  • subg. Jatropha sect. Peltatae

  • Common Name: Baseball Plant
  • Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico
  • Habitat: scattered among brush, usually on clay soil in hot, arid regions

  • Description: Syn. Jatropha berlandieri Torr.
  • Culture: It is deciduous, losing both stems and leaves, and spends the winter in a dormant state. It will grow in sun or shade, but will rot in a cold, damp environment.4

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201700060
  • Source: Ken Mosher
  • Accession Date: 07-26-2017
  • Bench: 2213 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
    • Currently: dormant
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-01-2018

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Euphorbiaceae
  • SubFamily: Crotonoideae
  • Tribe: Jatropheae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Mexico / Texas / Mexico Northeast

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
  3. Jatropha cathartica at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
  4. Jatropha cathartica at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:33:54 -0400

Images:

Jatropha cathartica

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Tribe Crotoneae

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 10 days
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= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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