Common Name : Buddha Belly Plant, Pyhsic Nut. A native of tropical America.
Australian bottle plant so called because it has a bottle shaped trunk thought to resemble the Buddha Belly! This one is a realively small plant and the trunk was like this. 
It has tiny flowers occuring in clusters, that are coral shaped placed on long stems . The leaves are large and lobed. The flowers are found almost throughtout the year.
It has tiny flowers occuring in clusters, that are coral shaped placed on long stems . The leaves are large and lobed. The flowers are found almost throughtout the year.
These pictures were taken at Gun Rock Colony, Secunderabad.
Botanical name: Jatropha podagrica
Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
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I know this plant but I didn’t know it’s called the Buddha’s belly. Interesting!
I thought so too!
I live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and have one of these in my front yard that is over 6 foot tall. I often asked what it is and get comments on its unusual base.
6 feet tall! I guess the base must be very pronounced in such a large plant.
I bought one for my office about ten years ago. I was near Washington, D.C. I bought it to the Wilmington/Southport area of North Carolina seven years ago. I have just found a second one in my garden! What a surprise! But – six feet – Going to need a much bigger pot!