{"product_id":"jatropha-fissispina","title":"Jatropha fissispina","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_8820508b46324db9-34\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-113 citation-end-113\"\u003eApproximately \u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"3^\\circ\\text{N} - 10^\\circ\\text{N}, 37^\\circ\\text{E} - 48^\\circ\\text{E}\" data-index-in-node=\"38\"\u003e$3^\\circ\\text{N} - 10^\\circ\\text{N}, 37^\\circ\\text{E} - 48^\\circ\\text{E}$\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-112 citation-end-112\"\u003e (Horn of Africa and East Africa region: Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Tropical Semi-Arid \/ Desert Climate (Köppen \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"68\"\u003eBSh\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"74\"\u003eBWh\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_8820508b46324db9-35\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-111 citation-end-111\"\u003eAltitude ranging from 90 to 1,050 meters above sea level.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-110 citation-end-110\"\u003eInhabits dry acacia-commiphora bushlands, limestone outcrops, and stony, highly draining mineral soils.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_8820508b46324db9-36\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-109 citation-end-109\"\u003ePachycaul shrub characterized by a thick trunk and fleshy branches.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-108 citation-end-108\"\u003eStems feature prominent, paired conical tubercles along leaf scars, each bearing modified 2–3-lobed aciculate spines up to 10 mm long with a hard, wide base (split or divided stipular spines).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-107 citation-end-107\"\u003eDeciduous leaves are deeply 5–6-palmately parted with glandular-dentate margins and soft pubescence.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-106 citation-end-106\"\u003eInflorescences produce small greenish to yellow-green monoecious flowers.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_8820508b46324db9-37\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-105 citation-end-105\"\u003eSummer-growing caudiciform\/pachycaul shrub reaching 0.1 to 1.0 meter (rarely up to 2.5 meters in the wild).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-104 citation-end-104\"\u003eStrictly winter-deciduous, dropping foliage during cold\/dry dormancy periods.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Slow to moderate growth rate. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_8820508b46324db9-38\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-103\"\u003eThe generic name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103\"\u003eJatropha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103\"\u003e derives from the Greek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103\"\u003eiatros\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103\"\u003e (physician) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103\"\u003etrophe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103 citation-end-103\"\u003e (food\/nutrition), referencing historic medicinal applications.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-102\"\u003eThe specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"174\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-102\"\u003efissispina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-102\"\u003e combines Latin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"200\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-102\"\u003efissus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-102\"\u003e (split\/cleft) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"225\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-102\"\u003espina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-102 citation-end-102\"\u003e (spine), referring to its distinct split stipular spines.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_8820508b46324db9-39\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-101 citation-end-101\"\u003eDescribed by German botanist Ferdinand Albin Pax in 1909. Highly sought after in specialized caudiciform collections due to its distinctive spiny swollen architecture, though historically scarce in cultivation.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.2846|W3.2cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71482703905021,"sku":"71482703905021","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/2846_1__wm_color.jpg?v=1791362829","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/jatropha-fissispina","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}