Jatropha multifida

Jatropha multifida
	In a garden setting
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Jatropha
Species:	J. multifida
Binomial name
	Jatropha multifida; L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
	List Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl; Jatropha janipha Blanco; Manihot multifida (L.) Crantz; ;

Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of Jatropha native to Mexico and the Caribbean.[2] A garden plant, it has been introduced to Florida, and to many places in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia. Mildly toxic, consumption causes gastrointestinal distress.[3]

References

Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753)
"Jatropha multifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
Levin, Yotam; Sherer, Yaniv; Bibi, Haim; Schlesinger, Menachem; Hay, Emile (2000). "Rare Jatropha multifida intoxication in two children". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 19 (2): 173–175. doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(00)00207-9. PMID 10903468.

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[1] Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753)

[314308-2-2] "Jatropha multifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[3] Levin, Yotam; Sherer, Yaniv; Bibi, Haim; Schlesinger, Menachem; Hay, Emile (2000). "Rare Jatropha multifida intoxication in two children". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 19 (2): 173–175. doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(00)00207-9. PMID 10903468.