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Posted 3Y ago by @SolidAsarina

Is this plant also called a rubber plant?

#Jatropha
4” pot
Last watered 3 years ago
I do not think so- but I'm no expert. @SubAlp has one.
I looked it up and sometimes it's called a rhubarb plant. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ I did not see the word "rubber" in any of the articles I skimmed.οΏΌοΏΌ
@SolidAsarina from what I have read on Google this is what I found.

Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut, is a species of Jatropha native to Mexico and the Caribbean. A garden plant, it has been introduced to Florida, and to many places in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia.

So as far as it being a rubber plant, I don’t think so.
It’s called a coral plant.
@KikiGoldblatt thank you I also just found that info. My neighbor has the plant and the flowers do feel like rubber.