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family Euphorbiaceae; subfamily
crotonoideae
Jatropha gaumeri Greenm.; pomol che'
Tree
(or shrub) with milky latex; leaves alternate, simple, broadly
ovate, base cordate, margin entire, apex acuminate to apiculate,
palmately veined; inflorescence from axils of leaves at stem apex,
long-pedicellate, cymose; flowers greenish yellow, pistillate
on early cyme branches, staminate ultimate cyme branches; fruit
an explosively dehiscent capsule.
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The latex from freshly severed petioles is used medicinally
for sores of the mouth and gums.
Tree
(or shrub) with milky latex; leaves alternate, simple, broadly
ovate, base cordate, margin entire, apex acuminate to apiculate,
palmately veined; inflorescence from axils of leaves at stem apex,
long-pedicellate, cymose; flowers greenish yellow, pistillate
on early cyme branches, staminate ultimate cyme branches; fruit
an explosively dehiscent capsule.
