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Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
Peregrina
Spicy Jatropha
Fire-cracker
Not native to Florida
This shrub is native to Cuba and Hispaniola and has occasionally escaped cultivation along the southeast coast of Florida as far north as Brevard County.
Peregrina can grow into a tree 4.5m (15 ft.) tall. The alternate leaves are 7.6-15.2cm (3 to 6 in.) long, and highly variable in shape, from ovate to three-lobed with a pointy tip. The bright red to pink five-petaled flowers that are 2.5cm (1 in.) across. Flowers appear as clusters on cymes at the end of the branches. Fruit is a six-lobed capsule 1.3-2.5cm (1/2 to 1 in.) long containing 3 seeds.
Jatropha integerrima is a member of the Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family.
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Date record last modified: Jan 16, 2024
