Jatropha integerrima

Tree has both "male" and "female" flowers on the same tree.

Location collected: Nanmadol (Dolonier) Nett.

Date collected: November 27, 1999

Collected by: Eugene Joseph

1. Genus species:Jatropha integerrima
2. Family:
3. Chuukese name:
4. English name: Rose flowered jatropha
5. Kosraean name:
6. Pohnpeian name:
7. Yapese name:
8. Growth form: Shrub
9. Growth location: Terrestrial
10. Growth envionment: Cultivated garden
11. Growth zone: Tropical
12. Average height: 3-5 meters
13. Stem: woody
14. Leaf arrangement: Simple and fascicled
15. Stipule: Absent
16. Petioles: 1.0-3.0 cm long
17. Leaf blade: Ovate and elliptical, 5-10 cm long, accute tip, green, smooth and shinny upper surface, pinnate venation, and margin is entire
18. Inflorescence: Umbel, usually comprised of four to five flowers at a common base
19. Florl bracts: none
20. Flower: Rotationally symmetric, slaveform, red
21. Calyx: Green, fused and reduced to acup-like structure surrounding the ovary
22. Corolla: Fused red corrola with four lobes
23. Stamens: 0.1-0.3 cm long, red, ten anthers and filaments
24. Ovary: Both inferior and superior ovaries
25. Style: A single red style about 1.0-3.0 cm long
26. Fruit: none
27. Seed: not observed at collection time
28. Anything else: no strong odor, usually for decoration
29. Cultural usage: use as an incredient of soap

"Contains potentially lethal toxin, curcin, which is a type of toxalbumin.   Toxalbumins cause bleeding lesions in the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines.  The lesions resemble alkaline burns, though the onset is sometimes delayed several hours after ingestion. Toxalbumins interfere with cell function and cause cell damage leading to serious liver, kidney, adrenal, nerve damage, and sometimes death."

- Poisonous Plants of Paradise: First Aid and Medical Treatment of Injuries from Hawai'i's Plants.   Susan Scott and Craig Thomas, M.D.©2000. ISBN 0-8248-2251-X.

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