6 Seeds PHYSIC NUT Barbados Purging JATROPHA Curcas (Rare exotic BIO DIESEL seed)

Barbados nut or Physic nut is a perennial poisonous shrub (normally up to 5 m high belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family. It is an uncultivated non-food wild-species. The plant, originating in Central America, whereas it has been spread to other tropical and subtropical countries as well and is mainly grown in Asia and in Africa, where it is known as Pourghère.

Fruits : fruits are produced in winter, or there may be several crops during the year if soil moisture is good and temperatures are sufficiently high. Seeds: the seeds are mature when the capsule changes from green to yellow. The flowers only develop terminally (at the end of a stem), so a good ramification (plants presenting many branches) produces the greatest amount of fruits. Another productivity factor is the ratio between female and male flowers within an inflorescence (usually about 1 female to 10 male flowers - more female flowers mean more fruits).