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
- Barbados Nut in English
- Barbados nut in English
- Barbados nut in English
- Barbados nut in English
- Barbados-nut in English
- Cumataci in language.
- 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
- Purgiernuß in German
- Termitenbaum in German
- Valavelo in language.
- bubblebush in English
- frailejón in Spanish
- fève d'enfer in French
- galamaluco in Portuguese
- grand pignon d'Inde in French
- gros ricin in French
- grão-de-maluco in Portuguese
- inkoko in language.
- kilembelembe in language.
- likoko in language.
- ludimba in language.
- manduri-graça in language.
- mbono in Swahili
- mpuluka in language.
- mvuisi in language.
- médicinier in French
- médicinier barrière in French
- médicinier béni in French
- médicinier purgatif in French
- oljejatrofa in Swedish
- physic nut in English
- physicnut in English
- pignon d'Inde in French
- pignon d’Inde in French
- pinhão-branco in Portuguese
- pinhão-de-cerca in language.
- pinhão-de-purga in language.
- pinhão-manso in language.
- pinhão-paraguaio in language.
- pião-branco in Portuguese
- piñón in Spanish
- piñón blanco in Spanish
- puluka in language.
- purgenut in English
- purghère in French
- purgingnut in English
- purgueira in Portuguese
Bibliographic References
- 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
- Sp. Pl.,: 1006,1753
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021cfz), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=JACU2