Hi Doug,
We have Jatropha here. I planted a couple of seedlings in our home garden here but i don't know what type they are yet. I got them at a plant nursery nearby. The stuff I have is said to flower after a year. The lady I bought the seedlings from said they have a lot of seeds in their home province of Cebu. From what I gather, Jatropha is endemic in the Philippines and the leaves are used as a poultice for sprains. The seeds are said to be toxic, but there might also be the non-toxic type around too.
We also have them growing wild on our farm in Bukidnon Province where I had our caretaker propagate some cuttings. If you're interested I could follow up these leads. BTW, how do you differentiate the toxic from the non-toxic Jatropha?
Where are you located?
Regards.
Vin Lava
Manila, Philippines
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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:00:26 +0700
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Hello all,
Am in a bit of a quandary as to Jatropha nuts for Bio fuel.
I have been advised that the non toxic variety of Jatropha found in Mexico produces no oil for relatively simple processing to bio fuel where that of the toxic variety yields oil.
Fable or fallacy?
Still have found no place to buy the Mexican seeds, is the above the reason why?
Thank you to any one that can help make things fly here without long term damage to the environment but using such plants for land stability, the slowing of land erosion and river bank stability as well as for banks for rice terraces and hedges. How much silt does the Mekong river carry each year that could be reduced by such planting?
Doug
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