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 gossypifolia Linn.( रतनजोति, मायला ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Jatropha acerifolia Salisb., Jatropha aceroides (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Hutch. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Ratanjoti | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Physic nut, Bellyache Bush, Puppet seed plant, Tua-Tua, Cotton Leaf, Sibidigua Hindi | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ratanjoti, Mayla | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Capsules 3-lobed, smooth, glabrous. Seeds oblong, glabrous, grayish-brown with pale-yellow strophiole. |
| Habitat | Naturalised in waste places near habitations. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | It is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean islands. | Bark Details | Purplish green and glandular hairy on younger parts. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Karnal, Morni-Pinjore, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | Tall, erect, glandular hairy shrub or under shrub. Stem deep reddish-purple. Leaves 5-14 x 5.0-13.5 cm, orbicular to obovate, palmately 3-5 loebd, 3-nerved, cordate at the base. Flowers monoecious, in terminal, trichotomous cymes purplish-red. Bracts ovate, acute. Filaments of inner whorls connate at the base, longer than outer ones. Capsules 3-lobed, smooth, glabrous. Seeds oblong, glabrous, grayish-brown with pale-yellow strophiole. | Leaf Details | Leaves 5-14 x 5.0-13.5 cm, orbicular to obovate, palmately 3-5 loebd, 3-nerved, cordate at the base. |
