Jatropha
Jatropha
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species Euphorbiaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of shrubs, trees and succulent plants in the Euphorbiaceae family with over 170 species distributed in tropics and subtropics. Many form a succulent caudex or trunk. Several are toxic. J. curcas is a source of biodiesel. J. berlandieri and J. cathartica are collected for their caudex.
Distribution Tropics and subtropics of America, Africa and Asia.
Conservation Least concern
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha acerifolia Salisb.
Maple-leaved jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00001
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha acuminata Desr.
Pointed jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00002
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha afrocurcas Pax
African jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00003
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha aphrodisiaca
Aphrodisiac jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00004
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha arizonica I.M.Johnst.
Arizona jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00005
Origin
Type
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CaudexCold Hardy
Jatropha berlandieri
Berlandier's Jatropha / Sangre de Cristo
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00056
Origin Texas (EE. UU.) y norte de México
Type species
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha berlandieri Torr.
Berlandier jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00006
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha campestris S.Moore
Grassland jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00007
Origin
Type
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CaudiciformXerophytic
Jatropha cathartica
Purging Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00062
Origin México (norte: Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California)
Type caudiciform species
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha cathartica Teran & Berland.
Purging jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00008
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha clutioides Pax & K.Hoffm.
Clutia-like jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00009
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha coccinea Link
Scarlet jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00010
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha condor Benth.
Condor jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00011
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha crinita Müll.Arg.
Long-haired jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00012
Origin
Type
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BiofuelIndustrial
Jatropha curcas
Physic Nut / Purging Nut
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00061
Origin América Central y México (ampliamente naturalizado en trópicos de todo el mundo)
Type species
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha curcas L.
Physic nut
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00013
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha diversifolia Griseb.
Diverse-leaved jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00014
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha edulis Steud.
Edible jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00015
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha elegans (Pohl) Klotzsch
Elegant jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00016
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha ellenbeckii Pax
Ellenbeck jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00017
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha fissispina Radcl.-Sm.
Split-spined jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00018
Origin
Type
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Toxic
Jatropha gossypifolia
Bellyache Bush / Cotton-Leaf Physic Nut
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00055
Origin América tropical
Type species
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Invasive in tropicsThree-lobed leaves
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Bellyache Bush / Tua-tua
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00059
Origin Sudamérica tropical (Brasil, Venezuela); naturalizada en trópicos
Type species
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Cotton-leaved jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00019
Origin
Type
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Botanical variety
Jatropha gossypiifolia var. staphysagrifolia
Deep-lobed Bellyache Bush
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00060
Origin América tropical
Type botanical variety
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha hastata Jacq.
Spear-leaved jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00020
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha heterophylla Tul.
Varied-leaved jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00021
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha heynei N.P.Balakr.
Heyne jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00022
Origin
Type
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Continuous Blooming
Jatropha integerrima
Peregrina / Spicy Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00053
Origin Cuba y Caribe
Type species
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CultivarContinuous Blooming
Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta'
Compact Spicy Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00054
Origin Cultivar hortícola seleccionado en Florida, EE. UU.
Type cultivar
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
Peregrina
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00023
Origin
Type
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Spear-shaped leaves
Jatropha integerrima var. hastata
Spear-leaved Peregrina
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00058
Origin Cuba
Type botanical variety
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha jacquinii Müll.Arg.
Jacquin jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00024
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha janipha L.
Janipha jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00025
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha kilimandscharica Pax & K.Hoffm.
Kilimanjaro jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00026
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha lagarinthoides Sond.
South African Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00027
Origin
Type
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DocumentedOrnamental
Jatropha macrantha Müll.Arg.
Large-flowered Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00028
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciformGeophytic
Jatropha macrorhiza Benth.
Large-rooted Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00029
Origin
Type
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DocumentedEndemic
Jatropha mahafalensis Jum. & H.Perrier
Mahafaly Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00030
Origin
Type
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DocumentedMedicinal
Jatropha maheshwarii Subr. & M.P.Nayar
Maheshwari Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00031
Origin
Type
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DocumentedGeophytic
Jatropha malmeana Pax & K.Hoffm.
Cerrado Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00032
Origin
Type
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DocumentedSpiny
Jatropha marginata Chiov.
Spiny Horn of Africa Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00033
Origin
Type
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DocumentedUncommon
Jatropha messinica E.A.Bruce
East African Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00034
Origin
Type
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DocumentedHistorical
Jatropha moluensis Sessé & Moc.
Sessé Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00035
Origin
Type
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ToxicOrnamental Flowers
Jatropha multifida
Coral Plant
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00052
Origin México y América Central
Type species
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DocumentedOrnamentalPantropical
Jatropha multifida L.
Coral Plant
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00036
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha palmata Sessé
Palmate Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00037
Origin
Type
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DocumentedOrnamental
Jatropha pandurifolia Andrews
Fiddle-leaf Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00038
Origin
Type
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CaudexToxic
Jatropha podagrica
Buddha Belly Plant
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00050
Origin América Central (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
Type species
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Yellow flowersRare cultivar
Jatropha podagrica cv. 'Yellow Flowers'
Yellow-flowered Buddha Belly
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00057
Origin Mutación de cultivo seleccionada
Type cultivar
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha podagrica Hook.
Gout Plant / Buddha Belly Plant
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00039
Origin
Type
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CultivarRare
Jatropha podagrica 'Yellow Flowers'
Yellow-Flowered Buddha Belly
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00051
Origin Cultivar de selección, Tanzania
Type cultivar
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha prunifolia Pax ex Engl.
Plum-leaf Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00040
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha pseudoglandulifera Pax
False Glandular Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00041
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha somalensis Pax
Somali Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00042
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha spicata Pax
Spike Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00043
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha staphysagriifolia Mill.
Larkspur-leaf Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00044
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha tetracantha Chiov.
Four-spined Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00045
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha trifida Chiov.
Three-cleft Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00046
Origin
Type
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DocumentedCaudiciform
Jatropha tuberosa Elliot
Tuberous Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00047
Origin
Type
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DocumentedEndemicCaudiciform
Jatropha unicostata Balf.f.
Single-ribbed Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00048
Origin
Type
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DocumentedToxic
Jatropha yucatanensis Briq.
Yucatan Jatropha
Specimen ID RN-JATR-00049
Origin
Type