Yes Jatropha gossypifolia. In J. glanduligfera flowers are greenish-yellow and leaves not tinged red.
http://www.euphorbia.de/j_glandulifera.htm Perhaps this may be the cause for wrong identification. http://opendata.keystone-foundation.org/jatropha-glandulifera-roxb/comment-page-1#comment-623 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, it is *Jatropha gossypiifolia.* (meaning leaves similar to that of > cotton plant: Gossypium) > Nice pictures, though... > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Nayan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Looks like Jatropha gosififolia >> >> Nayan. >> ........................... >> N.S.Dungriyal IFS >> Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life) >> Pragati Bhawan, Zone - I >> M.P. Nagar Bhopal >> Madhya Pradesh >> Pin - 462011 >> Mo - 09424790074 >> >> *From:* surajit koley <[email protected]> >> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, 26 June 2012 9:08 PM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:120386] Jatropha glandulifera Roxb. >> >> Sir / Madam, >> >> Attaching images of *Jatropha glandulifera* Roxb. >> >> Species : *Jatropha glandulifera* Roxb. >> Bengali name : LAL-BHARENDA (লাল ভ্যারেন্ডা) >> Habit & Habitat : wild shrub, 10 feet, 3 seeds in each fruit >> Date : 26/6/12, 10.00 A.M. >> Place : Gobra (Hooghly) >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> >> >
