Family Name | Papilionaceae |
Scientific name | Fabales |
Common name | jatropha pandurifolia |
Growth habit | small evergreen trees or shrubs, plant height of 1-2 meters. |
Leaf | Leaves alternate, ovate, oblong to obovate, apex acuminate or acute, entire base sparse teeth, leaf base spiny toothed, veins sunken above the following uplift. |
Flower | Flowers are hermaphrodite, into corymbs; calyx lobes 5, corolla red, about 1.3 cm, and another pink varieties. Five Seiitsu of the Mi-yeon. Capsule. The beginning of the green, mature into dark brown. Flowers such as cherry-like beauty, because of the long flowering period, flowering seasons, it is known as the day cherry. |
Fruit | The linear; HorseMackerel fruits; flat |
More to learn | Milk toxic milk inadvertently cause blisters or pustules, severe inflammation of the skin, the eyes also highly toxic; the livestock eating leaves, often causing serious blistering in the mouth. |
Properties | cough |
Treats | Cough, sore throat |
Reference | hkcww IGarden |