Jatropha multifida

Jatropha multifida L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1006 (1753). 

Jatropha multifida L., Photo by Nguyen Minh Diep

The native range of this species is Mexico, Caribbean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for fuel and food.

Vietnamese names: 

Bạch phụ tử, San hô xanh, Đỗ trọng nam

Latin name: 

Jatropha multifida L.

Family: 

Euphorbiaceae

Uses: 

Loss of voice due to wind, wind and spasticity, paralysis, heart attack due to blood stasis, cough, purging (Seeds).