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Jatropha  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 28330

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): jatropha
 
    nettlespurge
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassRosidae   
                OrderEuphorbiales   
                   FamilyEuphorbiaceae  -- euphorbes, spurge  
                      GenusJatropha L. -- jatropha, nettlespurge  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Jatropha macrorhiza var. macrorhiza Benth. -- ragged nettlespurge 
                         Species Jatropha cardiophylla (Torr.) Muell.-Arg. -- sangre de cristo 
                         Species Jatropha cathartica Teran & Berl. -- Berlandier's nettlespurge 
                         Species Jatropha cinerea (Ortega) Muell.-Arg. -- Arizona nettlespurge, ashy jatropha 
                         Species Jatropha costaricensis G. L. Webster & Poveda -- costa rican jatropha 
                         Species Jatropha cuneata Wiggins & Rollins -- limberbush, physicnut 
                         Species Jatropha curcas L. -- Barbados nut 
                         Species Jatropha dioica Sessé ex Cerv. -- leatherstem 
                         Species Jatropha gossypiifolia L. -- bellyache bush 
                         Species Jatropha hernandiifolia Vent. -- wild oilnut 
                         Species Jatropha integerrima Jacq. -- peregrina 
                         Species Jatropha macrorhiza Benth. -- ragged jatropha, ragged nettlespurge 
                         Species Jatropha multifida L. -- coralbush 
                         Species Jatropha podagrica Hook. -- goutystalk nettlespurge 
                         Species Jatropha spathula Muell. Arg.  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Jatropha   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Jatropha   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Jatropha   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Jatropha   
       
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