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Jatropha integerrima

Pink-flowered Jatropha

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Pink-flowered Jatropha, Rose-flowered Jatropha, Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha; French Médicinier

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Cuba

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent (, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

KEY FEATURES: Spreading shrub to 3m.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present?
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+?
-

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
+
+
+++
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Jatropha integerrima N.Jacquin
SYNONYMS: Jatropha hastata; Jatropha pandurifolia [some taxonomic confusion]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Euphorbiales; EUPHORBIACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: As for other Jatropha, the ingestion of the seeds may cause violent vomiting and diarrhea.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: fieldspecimen, 2/2004, comon in villages, ID GMcC.

References:
p.512 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.418 Tropica
p.2/546 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04b, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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