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Jatropha multifida

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Genus: Jatropha

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:289 (KEY), 290 (DESCR); Parker & Parsons 2012a:59 (NEWNAT/H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Jatropha multifida U.H. campus. Sherman Laboratory In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Sparsely-branched shrub 1.5 m tall. Petals scarlet, sepals carrot red. Flower not fragrant (afternoon). Lau, J. 1174 Oahu BISH 1985-06-30
2 Jatropha multifida Keeaumoku Street, Honolulu, grounds of H.S.P.A Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 951 Oahu BISH 1937-08-10
3 Jatropha multifida Kealakehe, North Kona Near large stump of possibly cultivated tree with many other keiki Preserved_Specimen Aleurites moluccana, Acacia formosa, Crotalaria, Majidea zanquebarica Parker, J. 96 Hawaii BISH 2009-08-06
4 Jatropha multifida Koloa District, Kalaheo. Yard of house on Kaloke Street Preserved_Specimen Treelet 1.5 m. tall, woody at base, sap clear, profuse. Leaves dark green above, gloucous beneath. Inflorescence erect, penduncle glaucous green, rest of inflorescence red. Monoecious, male flowers with yellow anthers, calyx, corolla and filaments red. Female flowers with pink calyx and green ovary. Lorence, D.H. 6397 Kauai BISH 1989-11-05
5 Jatropha multifida Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Two lvs.; 2 orange, 2-3-seeded fruits. Rainwater, H.I. Oahu BISH 1961-06-06
6 Jatropha multifida Honolulu, University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. 47 Oahu BISH 1929-06-13
7 Jatropha multifida Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Miyashiro, Y. Oahu BISH 1962-03-03
8 Jatropha multifida U.H. campus. Sherman Laboratory In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Sparsely-branched shrub 1.5 m tall. Petals scarlet, sepals carrot red. Flower not fragrant (afternoon). Lau, J. 1174 Oahu BISH 1985-06-30
9 Jatropha multifida Road to windward side of Lanai. Gulch Dry gulch Preserved_Specimen Gammon, C. Lanai BISH 1950-09-08
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