African Plant Database


Jatropha atacorensis A. Chev.
Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
Protologue : Bull. Soc. Bot. France lviii. Mem. V (1911) 
Information on the genus : Jatropha
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : A single, simple, erect, slender stem, herbaceous or subwoody, rounded, slender, 20-40 cm tall, arising annually from a woody oblong rootstock, lengthily attenuate at the apex, 15-25 cm long, 3-4 cm Ø; stem leafless in the lower half.
Ecology : Rocky ground; 400-500 m alt.
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide
 
Map
carte afrique num 106788
 
Record n°106788
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