Common name
English: Coral plant
German: Korallenstrauch
Mandarin: 珊瑚花 (shan hu hua)
Portuguese: Flor-de-coral
English: Coral plant
German: Korallenstrauch
Mandarin: 珊瑚花 (shan hu hua)
Portuguese: Flor-de-coral
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Malpighiales (99)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (78)(family description)
Genus: Jatropha (11)
Epithet: multifida L. (1)
Synonyms: Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl, Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl, Jatropha janipha Blanco, Manihot multifida (L.) Crantz
multifida => divided many times
multifidum => divided many times
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: red, orange, yellow
Check for Jatropha multifida at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI