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Jatropha curcas L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1006 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000219580.

Synonyms of Jatropha curcas L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Jatropha acerifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 389 (1796) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219477
Jatropha afrocurcas Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 83 (1909) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219491
Jatropha condor Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 7799. 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219568
Jatropha edulis Sessé Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mexico 3: 3 (1794) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219607
Jatropha yucatanensis Briq. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 230 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000220074
Manihot curcas Crantz Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 167 (1766) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000235478
Ricinus americanus Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 2 (1768) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000297068
Ricinus jarak Thunb. Fl. Jav. : 23 (1825) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000297229
Castiglionia lobata Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 139, t. 37. 1794 [early Oct 1794] Errat. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000792527
Curcas adansonii Endl. Cat. Horti Vindob. 2: 394 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000793400
Curcas curcas Britton & Millsp. Bahama Fl. : 225 (1920) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000793402
Curcas drastica Mart. Hort. Reg. Monac. : 50 (1829) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000793403
Curcas indica A.Rich. Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 208 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000793405
Curcas lobata Splitg. ex Lanj. Euphorb. Surinam : 154 (1931) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000793406
Curcas purgans Medik. Malvenfam. : 119 (1787) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000793410
Ricinoides americana Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. : t. 67 (1764) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000799569
Curcas purgans Medic. wfo-0001049169
Jatropha condor Benth. wfo-1200066592