Euphorbiaceae
Manihot carthagenensis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Manihot
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 卡他木薯
Synonyms
- Janipha frutescens Loefl.
- Jatropha carthagenensis Jacq.
- Jatropha frutescens Steud.
Flowers
- In flower
- October, December to April (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Samuel Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lunarjade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carlos Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dejone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Golam Rabbani, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.