Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonym: Adenoropium multifidum (L.)
Pohl, Manihot multifida (L.)
Crantz
Vernacular name: Churakkalli
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Grown in gardens
Distribution: Mexico and Caribbean
Flowering and
fruiting: August-May
Key identification features: Large shrubs have alternate, orbicular leaves that
are 7.5-12 cm across and divided into 5-11 lobes. They produce coral red
flowers on flat-topped terminal cymes up to 30 cm long. The flowers are about 6
mm in diameter, with red or orange parts, and obovate petals. The fruit is
2-3-lobed, about 2.5 cm long, smooth, and yellowish when ripe, containing
ellipsoid seeds.
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