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Jatropha L.

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

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000019533.

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Synonyms of Jatropha

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Adenoropium Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 12. 1826[1827]. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000000658
Castiglionia Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 139. 1794. (early Oct 1794) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006942
Collenucia Chiov. Fl. Somala 1: 177. 1929. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000008933
Curcas Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 356, 547 [as 549]. 1763. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000010085
Loureira Cav. Icon. 5: 17 (1799) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022312
Mozinna Ortega Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. (8): 104. 1798. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000024933
Ricinoides Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4) 1754. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033251
Zimapania Engl. & Pax Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 119. 1891. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000041225
Bromfeldia Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 347 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043803
Mazinna Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 2: 487 (1834) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043832
Mesandrinia Raf. Neogenyton : 3 (1825) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043833
Adenorhopium Rchb. – — wfo-4100003258

Species in Jatropha ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Jatropha:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha angustifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 799 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha arborea Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 59(Mém. 3g): 629. 1913 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001273962
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha australis Lodd. ex G.Don Hort. Brit. : 391 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219515
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha calyculata Vahl ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 799 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219536
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha chazaroi O.Sánch.-Sánch., J.Jiménez Ram. & Arzaba Phytotaxa 594(2): 131. 2023 [26 Apr 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000047286
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha diversifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 799 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha fischeri Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 799 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha gossypiifolia var. heterophylla Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha hastata Griseb. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts , n.s., 8: 158 (1860) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219678
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha loeflingii F.Aresch. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 39(2): 43 (1905) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha nana var. bengalensis C.H.Rahaman & S.Mondal Indian J. Forest. 35(4): 477. 2012 [Dec 2012] , as 'bengalense' Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400358
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha nibifolia Baill. – — wfo-0001049321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha palustris Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 225 (1894) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha peltata Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 83 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000219879
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha pohliana var. luxurians (Pohl) Müll.Arg. in DC. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha purpura Rose & Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Jatroph. 42 (1910). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001265275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha stipulacea Müll.Arg. – — wfo-0001049064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha subsect. Loasiformis Pax – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3000002857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha tirucalli L. – — wfo-0001049021
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Jatropha viminea Retz. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 426 (1821) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000220055