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Jatropha integerrima
Also called Spicy Jatropha, Integrileaf Jatropha, Rose Flowered Jatropha, Violin Leaved Nut
In Singapore: Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha, Shanghai Beauty, Peregrina Jatropha, Jarak, Rose-Flowered Jatropha, 琴叶珊瑚, 日日樱 (Grown in Singapore)
Peregrina (Jatropha integerrima) is a shrub or small tree from Cuba and Hispaniola with a swollen trunk, grown mainly for its bright red flowers. It needs warmth, sun and dry soil; let it dry out between waterings.
Jatropha integerrima, commonly known as peregrina or spicy jatropha, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to Cuba and Hispaniola.
It is a shrub or small tree with a swollen caudex or trunk. The leaves are three-lobed, with the middle lobe by far the largest. There are separate male and female flowers. The ten stamens of the male flowers are fused into two concentric columns, the outer only half as tall as the inner.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
