naturalizedEuphorbiaceae

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Bellyache Bush

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Jatropha gossypiifolia, commonly known as bellyache bush, black physicnut or cotton-leaf physicnut, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The species is native to Mexico, South America, Gujarat State (India) and the Caribbean islands. It is a declared noxious weed in Puerto Rico and is naturalised in northern Australia, including Queensland where it is listed as a Class 2 declared pest plant. It grows to 2.5–4 m (8.2–13.1 ft) high. The three lobed leaves...

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Seasonality

Only 16 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 5 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 6 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 108 · GBIF 89 records