Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 37524, 06 Jan 1989

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Cercado Prov. Trinidad. On W side of Trinidad.

  • Habitat

    At edge of "Circumvalacion" levee. Flat, clay soil.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m tall, perhaps a discarded ornamental. Leaves purple. Sap clear. Flowers reddish; fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 569580

    Occurrence ID: 4c266a8b-e7fd-4ba7-bc37-cee3e5f49b32

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Jatropha gossypiifolia L. det M. H. Nee, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Cercado Prov.

  • City/Township

    Trinidad

  • Locality

    On W side of Trinidad

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.83, -64.92

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Depto. Beni, Prov. Cercado, Trinidad.
14o50’S, 64°55'W. ait. ca. 200 m.
Weedy areas, flat, clay soil, edges of marshy
areas, on W side of the city.
Shrub 1.5 m. tall at edge of "Circumvalacion"
levee, perhaps a discarded ornamental.
Leaves purple. Sap clear. Flowers reddish;
fruit green.
Euphorb. Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
det. M. Nee, 1990
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Coll.: M. Nee 37524
6 Jan. 1989
00569580