Jatropha curcas
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
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Origin
| States and Territories | Trinidad and Tobago; New Caledonia; Sumatra; Jamaica; Queensland; Borneo; Nicaragua; New Guinea; Florida; Philippines; Benin; Honduras; Sulawesi; Sri Lanka; Tonga; China South-Central; Laos; Java; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Saudi Arabia; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Angola; Bolivia; Yemen; Leeward Islands; Haiti; Malaya; Ethiopia; Brazil South; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cuba; Wallis and Futuna; India; Ecuador; Costa Rica; South China Sea; Argentina Northeast; Maluku; Argentina Northwest; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Thailand; Seychelles; China Southeast; Assam; Southwest Caribbean; Zaire; Tuvalu; East Himalaya; Venezuela; Mexico Gulf; Togo; Gambia, The; Samoa; Cayman Islands; Guinea-Bissau; Burundi; Guinea; Windward Islands; Senegal; Hawaii; El Salvador; Venezuelan Antilles; Mexico Central; Bangladesh; Panama; Bahamas; Hainan; Peru; Paraguay; Belize; Brazil West-Central; Andaman Is.; Gabon; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Guatemala; Lesser Sunda Islands; Taiwan; Mexico Southwest; Sudan; Puerto Rico; Chile North; Uganda; Brazil Southeast; Guyana; Cape Verde; Uruguay; Nicobar Islands; Central African Republic; Galapagos Islands; Chad; Ivory Coast; Suriname; Fiji | |||
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