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|accepted_name=Jatropha gossypiifolia
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 1006. 1753
|year=1753
|other_info_on_pub=(as gossypifolia)
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|common_names=Bellyache bush
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
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|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|hierarchy=Euphorbiaceae;Jatropha;Jatropha gossypiifolia
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Euphorbiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Jatropha]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Jatropha gossypiifolia]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 199
|treatment_page=page 200
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs,</b> to 3 m, monoecious. <b>Stems</b> erect, brown, sparsely to much-branched, woody-succulent, hirsute, glandular when young; short shoots absent; latex viscous, colorless. <b>Leaves</b> persistent or drought-deciduous, ± evenly distributed on long shoots; stipules persistent, 2.5–12 mm, filiform-divided, each segment ending in stipitate gland; petiole 3–14.5 cm, stipitate-glandular; blade cordate to ovate in outline, 4–18.2 × 4.2–13.4 cm, 3–5-lobed, base cordate, margins usually serrulate-denticulate or glandular-ciliate, rarely entire, apex acuminate, membranous, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy especially on veins; venation palmate. <b>Inflorescences</b> bisexual, terminal and subterminal, cymes; peduncle 2.5–10.5 cm; bracts 6–16 mm, margins entire, glandular-ciliate. <b>Pedicels</b> 1–2 mm. <b>Staminate</b> flowers: sepals distinct or connate to 1/4 length, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.2–2.5 × 2.5–4 mm, margins entire, apex round, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy, glandular-ciliate; corolla orange-red to purple, sometimes with lighter center, campanulate, petals connate 1/4–1/2 length, 3.5–5.5 × 1.8–3 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy on 1 or both surfaces; stamens 8 in 2 whorls (5 + 3); filaments of each whorl connate 1/4–1/2+ length, outer whorl 1.4–3 mm, inner whorl 1.8–4 mm. <b>Pistillate</b> flowers resembling staminate, but sepals 2.5–4 × 1–1.7 mm; petals 4–6.5 × 2–3.5 cm; staminodes sometimes present; carpels 3; styles connate to 1/4 length, 1–2 mm. <b>Capsules</b> ellipsoidal, 1–1.2 × 0.8–1 cm, explosively dehiscent. <b>Seeds</b> gray-brown mottled with dark brown spots, ovoid, 6.5–7 × 3.8–4.5 mm; caruncle prominent. <b>2n</b> = 22 (Mexico).</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting year-round.
|habitat=Disturbed sites.
|elevation=0–50 m.
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;introduced also in Asia;Africa;Pacific Islands;Australia.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p><i>Jatropha gossypiifolia</i> is native to tropical America and has been introduced throughout the tropics, including southern Florida, and in some regions it is invasive; it is widely cultivated for medicinal and landscape purposes. It is a complex species with more than 40 described varieties, subspecies, and forms, some of which are sometimes considered distinct species.</p>
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name=Jatropha gossypiifolia
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Euphorbiaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting year-round.
|habitat=Disturbed sites.
|elevation=0–50 m.
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;introduced also in Asia;Africa;Pacific Islands;Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Weedy;Introduced
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|genus=Jatropha
|species=Jatropha gossypiifolia
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