Jatropha curcas
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, trimming as a hedge | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 300-1000 | 20-28 | 0-1650 | Grows on well-drained soils with good aeration and is well adapted to marginal soils with low nutrient content. On heavy soils, root formation is reduced |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purging nut, Barbados nut or physic nut |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, cuttings | Seeds are oily and do not store for long. Use frsh seeds for best results | Not required but light hammering to create fine cracks in seed coat gives good results | Rodents, shrew |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euphorbiaceae | Medicine, Bean stakes | Live fence, Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence | Jatropha curcas | Link | Jatropha curcas | Link | Link |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental |