EPPO Global Database

Jatropha gossypiifolia(IATGO)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-10-18

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: IATGO
  • Preferred name: Jatropha gossypiifolia
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Myanmar, Vietnam), Malesia (except Moluccas), Guinée, Côte d'Ivoire, Zaïre, Angola, Mozambique, USA (Florida), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Adenorhopium gossypifolium Pohl
Jatropha glandulifera Roxburgh

Common names
Name Language
bellyache bush English
cottonleaf physic nut English (AU)
jatrophe à feuilles de cotonnier French
cimarrona Spanish
higuereta Spanish
jaquillo Spanish
tua-tua Spanish
chagas-velhas Portuguese (BR)
pinhão-roxo Portuguese (BR)
raiz-de-tiu Portuguese (BR)
ratanjoti Hindi
dravanti Sanskrit
rakta-vyaaghraianda Sanskrit