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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Jatropha
Linnaeus
Authorship
Linnaeus
Rank
Genus
NomenclaturalStatus
NomCons
Placed in
Euphorbiaceae
Contains
Jatropha acanthophylla
Loefgr.
Jatropha aceroides
(Pax & K.Hoffm.) Hutch.
Jatropha aconitifolia
Mill.
Jatropha acrandra
Urban
Jatropha aculeata
F.Dietr.
Jatropha aculeatissima
Colla
Jatropha acuminata
Desr.
Jatropha adenophila
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha aesculifolia
Kunth
Jatropha aethiopica
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha afrocurcas
Pax
Jatropha afrotuberosa
Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
Jatropha aipi
(Pohl) Göpp.
Jatropha alamanii
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha albomaculata
Pax
Jatropha andrieuxii
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha angustidens
(Torrey) F. Mueller
Jatropha angustifolia
Grisebach
Jatropha anomala
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha antisyphilitica
Speg.
Jatropha appendiculata
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha arcuata
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha arguta
Chiov.
Jatropha arizonica
I. M. Johnston
Jatropha aspleniifolia
Pax
Jatropha atacorensis
A.Chev.
Jatropha augusti
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha australis
Lodd. ex G.Don
Jatropha bahiana
Ule
Jatropha bartlettii
Wilbur
Jatropha basiacantha
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha batawe
Pax
Jatropha baumii
Pax
Jatropha bellatrix
Ekman ex Urb.
Jatropha berlandieri
Torrey
Jatropha berteroi
Spreng.
Jatropha bornmuelleri
Pax
Jatropha botswanica
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha brachyadenia
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha brachypoda
Pax
Jatropha breviloba
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha brockmanii
Hutch.
Jatropha bullockii
E.J.Lott
Jatropha caerulea
Steud.
Jatropha caerulescens
(Pohl) Müll.Arg.
Jatropha cajaniformis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha calcarea
Fern.Casas
Jatropha calyculata
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha campanulata
Pax
Jatropha campestris
S.Moore
Jatropha canescens
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha capensis
(L.f.) Sond.
Jatropha cardiophylla
(Torrey) Müller Arg.
Jatropha caricifolia
Steud.
Jatropha carpinifolia
Pax
Jatropha carthagenensis
Jacq.
Jatropha carthaginensis
Jacq.
Jatropha cathartica
Teran & Berlandier
Jatropha catingae
Ule
Jatropha ceballosii
Fern.Casas
Jatropha cecropiifolia
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha cercidiphylla
Standley
Jatropha cervicornis
Suess.
Jatropha chacoana
Fern.Casas
Jatropha chamelensis
Pérez-Jim.
Jatropha chazaroi
O.Sanchez, J.Jimenez Ram. & Arzaba
Jatropha chevalieri
Beille
Jatropha ciliata
Sessé
Jatropha cinerea
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha clarae-hildae
Fern.Casas
Jatropha clavuligera
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha cleomifolia
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha clutioides
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha cluytioides
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha coccinea
Link
Jatropha coerulea
Steud.
Jatropha coerulescens
(Pohl) Müll.Arg.
Jatropha collina
Thulin
Jatropha condor
Benth.
Jatropha confusa
Hutch.
Jatropha contrerasii
J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.
Jatropha conzattii
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha cordata
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha cordifolia
Pax
Jatropha costaricensis
G. L. Webster & Poveda
Jatropha crinita
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha crotalariiformis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha cuneata
Wiggins & Rollins
Jatropha cuneifolia
(Cav.) Sessé & Moc.
Jatropha curcas
Linnaeus
Jatropha dalechampiiformis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha decipiens
M. E. Jones
Jatropha decumbens
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha dehganii
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha deutziiflora
Croizat
Jatropha dhofarica
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha diacantha
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha dichtar
J.F.Macbr.
Jatropha diffusa
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha digitiformis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha dioica
Sessé
Jatropha dissecta
(Chodat & Hassler) Pax
Jatropha divaricata
Sw.
Jatropha diversifolia
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha dulcis
J.F.Gmel.
Jatropha edulis
Sessé
Jatropha eglandulosa
Pax
Jatropha elastica
L.f.
Jatropha elbae
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha elegans
(Pohl) Klotzsch
Jatropha ellenbeckii
Pax
Jatropha elliptica
(Pohl) Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha erythropoda
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha euarguta
M.G.Gilbert & Thulin
Jatropha excisa
Grisebach
Jatropha fallax
Pax
Jatropha fissispina
Pax
Jatropha flavovirens
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha foetida
(Kunth) Steud.
Jatropha fortunatoi
Fern.Casas
Jatropha fragrans
Kunth
Jatropha fremontioides
Standley
Jatropha froesii
Croizat
Jatropha frutescens
Loefl.
Jatropha gallabatensis
Schweinf.
Jatropha galvanii
J.Jiménez Ram. & L.M.Contr.
Jatropha gaumeri
Greenman
Jatropha giffordiana
Dehgan & G.L.Webster
Jatropha glabrescens
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha glandulifera
Roxb.
Jatropha glandulosa
Vahl
Jatropha glauca
Vahl
Jatropha glaucovirens
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha globosa
Gaertn.
Jatropha gossypifolia
Linnaeus
Jatropha gossypiifolia
L.
Jatropha gracilis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha grandifrons
I. M. Johnston
Jatropha grossidentata
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha guaranitica
Speg.
Jatropha hamosa
(Pohl) Müll.Arg.
Jatropha harmsiana
Mattf.
Jatropha hassleriana
Pax
Jatropha hastata
Jacquin
Jatropha hastifolia
Fern.Casas
Jatropha herbacea
L.
Jatropha hernandiifolia
Vent.
Jatropha heudelotii
Baill.
Jatropha heynei
N.P.Balakr.
Jatropha hieronymi
Kuntze
Jatropha hildebrandtii
Pax
Jatropha hintonii
Wilbur
Jatropha hippocastanifolia
Croizat
Jatropha hirsuta
Hochst.
Jatropha hoffmanniae
Croizat
Jatropha horizontalis
M.G.Gilbert
Jatropha horrida
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha humboldtiana
McVaugh
Jatropha humifusa
Thulin
Jatropha humilis
N.E.Br.
Jatropha hypogyna
Radcl.-Sm. & Thulin
Jatropha hypoleuca
Pax
Jatropha inaequispina
Thulin
Jatropha induta
(Chodat & Hassl.) Pax
Jatropha inermiflora
(I.M.Johnst.) Standl.
Jatropha integerrima
Jacquin
Jatropha intercedens
Pax
Jatropha intermedia
(Chodat & Hassl.) Pax
Jatropha isabellei
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha isabelliae
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha jacquinii
(Pohl) Baill.
Jatropha jaenensis
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha jaimejimenezii
V.W.Steinm.
Jatropha janipha
Blanco
Jatropha jurgensenii
Briq.
Jatropha kamerunica
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha katharinae
Pax
Jatropha kilimandscharica
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha krusei
J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.
Jatropha kunthiana
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha lacertii
Silva Manso
Jatropha laciniosa
Mart.
Jatropha lacinosa
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha lagarinthoides
Sond.
Jatropha lanciniosa
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha latifolia
Pax
Jatropha leuconeura
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha liebmannii
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha loasoides
Pax
Jatropha lobata
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha loefgrenii
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha longepedunculata
(Brandegee) Brandegee
Jatropha longepetiolata
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha longibracteata
A.S.Moreira & Carn.-Torres
Jatropha longipedunculata
Brandegee
Jatropha longipes
Pax
Jatropha longipetiolata
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha loristipula
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha loureirii
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha loureiroi
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha luxurians
(Pohl) Baill.
Jatropha macrantha
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha macrocarpa
Griseb.
Jatropha macrophylla
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha macrorhiza
Bentham
Jatropha maculata
Brandegee
Jatropha mahafalensis
Jum. & H.Perrier
Jatropha maheshwarii
Subram. & M.P.Nayar
Jatropha malacophylla
Standley
Jatropha malmeana
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha maracayensis
Chodat & Hassl.
Jatropha marginata
Chiov.
Jatropha marmorata
Thulin
Jatropha martinezii
E.J.Lott & Dehgan
Jatropha martiusii
(Pohl) Baill.
Jatropha matacensis
Castell.
Jatropha mcvaughii
Dehgan & G. L. Webster
Jatropha melanosperma
Pax
Jatropha messinica
E.A.Bruce
Jatropha microdonta
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha minor
Urb.
Jatropha mirandana
J.Jiménez Ram. & K.Vega
Jatropha miskatensis
Thulin
Jatropha mitis
Rottb.
Jatropha mollis
Pax
Jatropha mollissima
(Pohl) Baill.
Jatropha moluccana
Wall.
Jatropha moluensis
Sessé & Moc.
Jatropha monroi
S.Moore
Jatropha montana
Willd.
Jatropha moranii
Dehgan & G. L. Webster
Jatropha multifida
Linnaeus
Jatropha multiflora
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha multiloba
Pax
Jatropha mutabilis
(Pohl) Baill.
Jatropha nana
Dalzell & A.Gibson
Jatropha napaeifolia
Desr.
Jatropha napifolia
Desr.
Jatropha natalensis
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha neglecta
(Pohl) Houst. ex Baill.
Jatropha neopauciflora
Pax
Jatropha neriifolia
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha nogalensis
Chiov.
Jatropha nudicaulis
Benth.
Jatropha oaxacana
J.Jiménez Ram. & R.Torres
Jatropha obbiadensis
Chiov.
Jatropha oblanceolata
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha obtusifolia
(Pohl ex Baill.) Müll.Arg.
Jatropha octandra
Sessé
Jatropha officinalis
Mart. ex Baill.
Jatropha oligandra
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha olivacea
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha opifera
Mart.
Jatropha orangeana
Dinter ex P.G.Mey.
Jatropha orbicularis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha ortegae
Standley
Jatropha osteocarpa
Schott ex Pohl
Jatropha pachypoda
Pax
Jatropha pachyrrhiza
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha paganuccii
A.S.Moreira & Carn.-Torres
Jatropha palmata
Sessé & Moc. ex Cerv.
Jatropha palmatifida
Baker
Jatropha palmatifolia
Ule
Jatropha palmatipartita
Dehgan
Jatropha palmeri
S. Watson
Jatropha pandurifolia
Andrews
Jatropha paniculata
Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax
Jatropha papaya
Medik.
Jatropha papyrifera
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha paradoxa
(Chiov.) Chiov.
Jatropha paraguayensis
Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
Jatropha parvifolia
Chiov.
Jatropha pauciflora
C. Wright ex Grisebach
Jatropha paucistaminea
Pax
Jatropha paviaefolia
Steud.
Jatropha paviifolia
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha pavoniana
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha paxii
Croizat
Jatropha pedatipartita
Kuntze
Jatropha pedersenii
Lourteig
Jatropha peiranoi
Lourteig & O'Donell
Jatropha pelargoniifolia
Courbon
Jatropha peltata
C. Wright
Jatropha peltata
Wight
Jatropha pentaphylla
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha pereziae
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha peruviana
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha phillipseae
Rendle
Jatropha phyllacantha
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha pilosa
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha platanifolia
Standley
Jatropha platyandra
Pax
Jatropha platyphylla
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha podagrica
Hook.
Jatropha pohliana
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha polyantha
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha porrecta
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha portoricensis
Millsp.
Jatropha poyantha
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha pringlei
(I.M.Johnst.) Standl.
Jatropha pronifolia
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha pruinosa
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha prunifolia
Pax
Jatropha pseudocurcas
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha pseudoglandulifera
Pax
Jatropha pubescens
Pax
Jatropha puncticulata
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha pungens
Forssk.
Jatropha purpurea
Rose
Jatropha purpureocostata
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha purpureorostata
Steud.
Jatropha pusilla
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha pyrophora
Pax
Jatropha quinquefolia
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha quinqueformis
Steud.
Jatropha quinquelobata
Mill.
Jatropha rangel
M.Gómez
Jatropha regina
León
Jatropha reniformis
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha ribifolia
(Pohl) Baillon
Jatropha rigidifolia
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha riojae
Miranda
Jatropha rivae
Pax
Jatropha robecchii
Pax
Jatropha robertii
S.Moore
Jatropha rosea
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha rotundifolia
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha rufescens
Brandegee
Jatropha rumicifolia
Fern.Casas
Jatropha rzedowskii
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha sabdariffa
Schweinf.
Jatropha sagittatopartita
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha salicifolia
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha scaposa
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha schlechteri
Pax
Jatropha schweinfurthii
Pax
Jatropha seineri
Pax
Jatropha sellowiana
(Klotzsch ex Pax) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha serrulata
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha setifera
Hutch.
Jatropha silvestris
Vell.
Jatropha simayuca
Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax
Jatropha sinuata
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha somalensis
Pax
Jatropha sotoi-nunyezii
Fern.Casas & E.Martínez
Jatropha sp.
Jatropha sparsifolia
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha spathula
(Ortega) Müll.Arg.
Jatropha spathulata
(Ortega) Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha spicata
Pax
Jatropha spinosa
Vahl
Jatropha spinosissima
Thulin
Jatropha standleyi
Steyerm.
Jatropha staphysagriifolia
Mill.
Jatropha stephani
J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.
Jatropha stevensii
G. L. Webster
Jatropha stigmatosa
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha stimulosa
Michx.
Jatropha stipulata
Vell.
Jatropha stipulosa
Steud.
Jatropha stuhlmannii
Pax
Jatropha subaequiloba
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha subintegra
(Chodat & Hassl.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha sympetala
S.F.Blake & Standl.
Jatropha tacumbensis
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha tanjorensis
J.L.Ellis & Saroja
Jatropha tehuantepecana
J.Jiménez Ram. & A.Campos Vilb.
Jatropha tenerrima
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha tenuicaulis
Thulin
Jatropha tenuifolia
Pax & K. Hoffmann
Jatropha tepiquensis
Costantin & Gallaud
Jatropha tetracantha
Chiov.
Jatropha texana
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha thyrsantha
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha tlalcozotitlanensis
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha tomentella
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha transiens
(Chodat & Hassl.) Pax
Jatropha trifida
Chiov.
Jatropha triloba
Sessé
Jatropha tripartita
Spreng.
Jatropha triphylla
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha tropaeolifolia
Pax
Jatropha tubulosa
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha tupifolia
Grisebach
Jatropha ulei
Pax
Jatropha uncinulata
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha unicostata
Balf.f.
Jatropha urens
Linnaeus
Jatropha urnigera
Pax
Jatropha variabilis
Radcl.-Sm.
Jatropha varians
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha variegata
Vahl
Jatropha variifolia
Pax
Jatropha velutina
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha vernicosa
Brandegee
Jatropha villosa
Wight
Jatropha violacea
(Pohl) Steud.
Jatropha vitifolia
Müller Argoviensis
Jatropha weberbaueri
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Jatropha websteri
J.Jiménez Ram.
Jatropha weddeliana
Baill.
Jatropha wightiana
Müll.Arg.
Jatropha woodii
Kuntze
Jatropha yucatanensis
Briq.
Jatropha zeyheri
Sond.
Remarks
nom. cons. des.; Type: J. gossypiifolia Linnaeus ('gossypifolia')
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