Euphorbiaceae week- Jatropha curcas - PKA7

[Prashant awale]

Dear Friends,

 

This one is locally called as " Erand" or " Mogli Erand".

 

Bot.  name: Jatropha curcas

 

Family: Euphorbiaceae.

 

Common names: Physic Nut, Jatropha, Jamal ghota...

 

Its a shrub around 3 m high. Leaves are alternates, 8 to 15cm, broadly ovate, cordate, shallowly 3 lobed, petioles around 5 to 15 cm.

 

Flowers greenish yellow. Fruits 3 to 4cm, globuse, yellowish green.

 

This was photographed at Village Chowk, Panvel.

 

ID ref: "Further flowers of Sahyadri by Srikant Ingalhalikar ji" (Page 323) and http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Physic%20Nut.html.

 

with regards

 

Prashant