Jatropha curcas L.
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
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Origin
| States and Territories | Cape Verde; Benin; Burkina Faso; Gambia, The; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Senegal; Togo; Burundi; Central African Republic; Gabon; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Zaire; Chad; Ethiopia; Sudan; Uganda; Angola; Seychelles; Saudi Arabia; Yemen; China South-Central; Hainan; China Southeast; Taiwan; Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Sri Lanka; Andaman Is.; Cambodia; Laos; Nicobar Islands; South China Sea; Thailand; Borneo; Java; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Maluku; Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatra; New Guinea; Queensland; Fiji; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Tuvalu; Wallis and Futuna; Hawaii; Florida; Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southwest; Mexico Southeast; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Leeward Islands; Puerto Rico; Southwest Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuelan Antilles; Windward Islands; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela; Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Galapagos Islands; Peru; Brazil West-Central; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil North; Brazil South; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Chile North; Paraguay; Uruguay | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malpighiales | |||
| Family | Euphorbiaceae | |||
| Genus | Jatropha | |||
| Species | curcas | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Jatropha curcas L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson