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Jatropha curcas L.

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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 curcas publ
Curcas drastica Mart.
Curcas indica A.Rich.
Curcas lobata Splitg.
Curcas lobata Splitg. ex Lanj.
Curcas purgans Medik.
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
Ricinoides americana oppr
Ricinus americanus Mill.
Ricinus jarak Thunb.
Homonyms
Jatropha curcas L.
Jatropha curcas Wall., 1847
Common names
Barbados nut in English
Barbados nut in English
Barbados nut in English
Barbados-nut in English
Cumataci in language.
Purgiernuß in German
Termitenbaum in German
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
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
ratanjyor in language.
ricino-major in Portuguese
sumo in language.
sumu in language.
tombo iwa niamba in language.
tártago in Spanish
Grave Physic Nut in English

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
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021cfz), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=JACU2
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