Jatropha curcas(IATCU)
Overview Code created in: 2001-11-08
- EPPO Code: IATCU
- Preferred name: Jatropha curcas
- Authority: Linnaeus
Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). Cultivated for the oil extracted from its fruits, and for its medicinal (purgative) properties. Introduced in Western Asia (Yemen, Arabia), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, Tchad to Somalia, Sénégal to Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gabon, Zaïre, Angola, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Curcas curcas | (Linnaeus) Britton |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Barbados nut | English |
| physic nut | English (AU) |
| physic nut tree | English |
| purging nut | English |
| Purgiernußbaum | German |
| noix de médecine | French |
| pignon d'Inde | French |
| pourghère | French |
| árbol santo | Spanish (PA) |
| frailejón | Spanish |
| 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) |
| purgueira | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Malpighiales (
1MALO )
Family
Euphorbiaceae (
1EUPF )
Subfamily
Crotonoideae (
1CVNS )
Genus
Jatropha (
1IATG )
Species
Jatropha curcas (
IATCU )