Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Jatropha | Species: Jatropha curcas Linn.( जंगली अरंडी ) |
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| Synonym | Curcas adansonii Endl., Jatropha acerifolia Salisb., Curcas indica A.Rich. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Jamal Ghota, Jangli Arandi,Ratanjot | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Jatropha | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jangli Arandi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Grey-brown ,up to 4 cm long normally divided into 3 cells each containing one seed |
| Habitat | Found in nursery and grown wildly | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China ,Mexico, Nepal, South Africa, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago ,Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Malaysia, Myanmar | Bark Details | Bark greenish-white peeling off in thin flakes |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs or Small tree , 2-5 m tall. Bark smooth, branches glaucous-gray, glabrous, Stipules small. Petioles 6-18 cm. leaf blade rotund to ovate,7-18×6-16cm.Inflorescences axillary, 6-10 cm. Sepals 5, ca. 4 mm, connate at base. Petals oblong, green-yellow, ca. 6 mm.Stamens 10. Ovary 3-locular, glabrous. Styles bifid at apex. Capsules ellipsoidal or globose, 2.5-3 cm, yellow. Seeds ellipsoidal, 1.5-2 cm, black | Leaf Details | Leaf l2- 20 cm long, blade 3-5 lobed, 12.5-18 x1-16 cm, lobes acute orshortly acuminate athe apex, margins entire orundulating, leaf base deply cordate, glabrous or pubescent only on the vins below |
