Euphorbiaceae

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida L.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Jatropha

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Coralbush (Jatropha multifida) — FlowerPhoto: Emily Nyenyedzi Davies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (13)

Arabic: جتروفة مرجانية
Burmese: စေးမခန်း
Chinese: 珊瑚花, 細裂珊瑚油桐, 红珊瑚, 珊瑚油桐
English: Coralbush
Filipino: Mana
Finnish: Korallijatropa
fon: Wɛ̀kɛ́
French: Arbre corail, Médicinier d'Espagne
Indonesian: Jarak tintir
Malayalam: ചുരക്കള്ളി
shn: မႆႉၵွၼ်းယၢင်မႃႉ
Tongan: Fiki papālangi
Vietnamese: Bạch phụ tử

Synonyms

Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl
Jatropha janipha Blanco
Manihot multifida (L.) Crantz

Flowers

In flower: January to July, September to November (from 73 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Emily Nyenyedzi Davies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: bunnymom20, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karen McCabe, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Macauley, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: adel-fridus, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrea Pavanello, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.