Bellyache bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are divided into 3 lobes. The leaves are purplish. The flowers are in groups 10-15 cm long. The flowers are dark red. The fruit is oblong and has 2-3 lobes. It is 1.3 cm long and brown when ripe.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Amazon, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Caribbean, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, China, Colombia, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gambia, Guatemala, Guianas, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Malaysia, Mariana Islands, Marquesas, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northeastern India, Pacific, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, South America, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seed oil, fruit, caution

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Copaiba, Jarak merah, Jarak cina, Kyetsu-kanako, Pinon, Pinon morado, Rae, Taw-kanako, Thinbaw-kanako

Synonyms

Jatropha elegans Kl.; and others