Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Jatropha erythropoda
Jatropha erythropoda
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Jatropha erythropoda is an erect, several-stemmed somewhat fleshy perennial herb; it can grow up to 30 cm tall from an elongate or ellipsoid tuber that is up to 16 cm long and 3.5cm wide, lying some 15cm below ground-level[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatSandveld grassland; shallow pan margins; wooded grassland with Acacia and Combretum; at elevations from 900 - 1,400 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].