Jatropha curcas(IATCU)
Overview Last modification: 2001-11-08
- EPPO code: IATCU
- Preferred name: Jatropha curcas
- Authority: Linnaeus
Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America. Cultivated for the oil extracted from its fruits, and for its medicinal (purgative) properties. Introduced in tropical Africa, Western Asia, Indian peninsula, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, Australia.
| 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 )