Jatropha curcas(IATCU)
Overview Last modification: 2001-11-08
- EPPO code: IATCU
- Preferred name: Jatropha curcas
- Authority: Linnaeus
Central and South America. Introduced into subsaharan Africa, Western Asia, India, southeast Asia. Cultivated for the oil extracted from its fruits, and for its medicinal (purgative) properties
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Curcas curcas | (Linnaeus) Britton |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Barbados nut | English |
| physic nut | English (AU) |
| purging nut | English |
| Purgiernußbaum | German |
| noix de médecine | French |
| pignon d'Inde | French |
| pourghère | French |
| árbol santo | Spanish (PA) |
| tartago | Spanish (HN) |
| tartago | Spanish (PR) |
| tempate | Spanish (MX) |
| fava purgatrice | Italian |
| giatrofa catarcita | Italian |
| ricino maggiore | Italian |
| purgeernoot | Dutch |
| mandubiguacu | Portuguese (BR) |
| pinhão-de-purga | Portuguese (BR) |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Malpighiales (
1MALO )
Family
Euphorbiaceae (
1EUPF )
Genus
Jatropha (
1IATG )
Species
Jatropha curcas (
IATCU )