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Jatropha curcas L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malpighiales
family
Euphorbiaceae
genus
Jatropha
species
Jatropha curcas

Name

Synonyms
Castiglionia lobata Ruiz & Pav.
Curcas adansonii Endl.
Curcas curcas (L.) Britton & Millsp.
Curcas drastica Mart.
Curcas indica A.Rich.
Curcas lobata Splitg.
Curcas lobata Splitg. ex Lanj.
Curcas purgans Medik.
Hedera corymbosa Choisy ex DC.
Hydnocarpus corymbosus (Choisy ex DC.) Seem.
Jatropha acerifolia Salisb.
Jatropha afrocurcas Pax
Jatropha condor Benth.
Jatropha condor Wall.
Jatropha edulis Sessé
Jatropha yucatanensis Briq.
Manihot curcas (L.) Crantz
Ricinoides americana Garsault
Ricinus americanus Mill.
Ricinus jarak Thunb.
Homonyms
Jatropha curcas L.
Jatropha curcas Wall., 1847
Jatropha curcas L.Stem
Common names
Babatihé in Ewe
Barbados Nut in language.
Barbados Nut in language.
Barbados Nut in English
Barbados nut in English
Barbados nut in English
Barbados nut in English
Barbados-nut in English
Barbados-nut in English
Bed Bug Plant in English
Big-Purge Nut in English
Big-Purge Nut Seed in English
Black Vomit Nut in English
Black Vomit Nut Seed in English
Bonete in Spanish
Brazilian Stinging Nut in English
Bàgànin in Bambara
Cuban Physic Nut in English
Cumataci in language.
Grave Physic Nut in English
Hell Oil in English
Jarak Pagar in Indonesian
Jatropha curcas in French
Msumu, Mri maji in language.
Médecinier purgatif in French
Médicinier cathartique, Gros pignon d'Inde, Ricin d'Amérique in French
Médicinier cathartique, Pignon d'Inde, Pion d'Inde, Gros pignon d'Inde, Ricin d'Amérique in French
Physic Nut in language.
Physic Nut in language.
Physic Nut Tree in English
Pinhoen oil in English
Pinhão-bravo in Portuguese
Pinhão-do-paraguai in Portuguese
Piñón in Spanish
Piñón de tempate in Spanish
Pourguère in French
Purgeer Noot in Dutch
Purgeerboonjie in English
Purgeerboontjie in Afrikaans
Purgiernuß in German
Purgiernuß in German
Purging Nut Tree in English
Sangregado in Spanish
Schijtnoot in Dutch
Termitenbaum in German
Termitenbaum in German
Valavelo in language.
Valavelona kely in Malagasy
aburokyiriaba in Irish
adadze in Irish

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Sp. Pl.,: 1006,1753
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021cfz), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=JACU2
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