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Coralbush
Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Spurge family: cassava & rubber

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCoralbush
Dutch—
SpanishPlanta de coral
Chinese红珊瑚
Scientific nameJatropha multifida L.

About this species

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. 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.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusJatropha

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