Jatropha pauciflora subsp. pauciflora

  • Authority

    Dehgan, Bijan. 2012. . Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 110: 1--274. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Jatropha pauciflora subsp. pauciflora

  • Type

    Type. Cuba. Prov. Guantanamo, hills on the Río Jojo, 8 Jul, I860 ([female], [male], seed), C. Wright 1954 [holotype: GOET; iso types: BM, GH, K, MO, NY (coll. number on original label is 1952, annotated as Jatropha pandurifolia, isotype of J. diversifolia A. Rich, US).

  • Synonyms

    Jatropha diversifolia var. pauciflora (C.Wright & Griseb.) M.Gómez

  • Description

    Species Description - Shrubs, large, evergreen, glabrous, to 1.5-4 m tall. Leaves: linear-lanceolate, unlobed, 1.2-3.3 cm x 1.5-5.2 cm, base cordate, venation pinnate. Flowers: corollas reddish.

  • Discussion

    Jatropha pauciflora subsp. pauciflora differs from subsp. haitensis primarily by its unlobed leaves with cordate base versus hastate leaves, pinnate versus palmate venation, and lighter red versus darker red-crimson flowers. Leaves of J. pauciflora and other species in section Polymorphae subsection Polymorphae are illustrated in Fig. 58.

  • Distribution

    Cuba, localities as for species.

    Granma Cuba South America| Cienfuegos Cuba South America| Guantánamo Cuba South America|