Goutystalk Nettlespurge

Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Jatropha podagrica Hook. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay - Jarak untut gajah, Jarak bunting], Buddha belly plant, Bottleplant shrub, Gout plant, Purging-nut, Guatemalan rhubarb, Goutystalk nettlespurge, Gout Stick, Tartoga. Native to the tropical Americas.Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-104848en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_podagrica

Close-up of a female flower of Jatropha podagrica (Euphorbiaceae).

Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Jatropha podagrica Hook. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay - Jarak untut gajah, Jarak bunting], Buddha belly plant, Bottleplant shrub, Gout plant, Purging-nut, Guatemalan rhubarb, Goutystalk nettlespurge, Gout Stick, Tartoga. Native to the tropical Americas.Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-104848en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_podagrica

Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Jatropha podagrica Hook. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay - Jarak untut gajah, Jarak bunting], Buddha belly plant, Bottleplant shrub, Gout plant, Purging-nut, Guatemalan rhubarb, Goutystalk nettlespurge, Gout Stick, Tartoga. Native to the tropical Americas.Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-104848en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_podagrica

Buddha belly plant, gout plant, purging-nut, Guatemalan rhubarb, and goutystalk nettlespurge.Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)Native to native to the tropical Americas grown as an ornamental plant in many parts of the world. Fairly common in older landscapes in the Hawaiian Islands.Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)All parts of this plant, especially the seeds, are poisonous with curcin as a toxin.

This photo was taken in the Zoological & Botanical Garden, Hong Kong.