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List of Jatropha species

List of Jatropha species is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Jatropha species rather than just read about it. In short: Jatropha is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 175 species.

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Reference excerpt

Jatropha is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 175 species.

A Jatropha aceroides (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Hutch. Jatropha aethiopica Müll.Arg. Jatropha afrotuberosa Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts Jatropha alamanii Müll.Arg. Jatropha andrieuxii Müll.Arg. Jatropha angustifolia Griseb. Jatropha aspleniifolia Pax Jatropha atacorensis A.Chev. Jatropha augusti Pax & K.Hoffm.

B Jatropha bartlettii Wilbur Jatropha baumii Pax Jatropha botswanica Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha breviloba (Morong) Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha brockmanii Hutch. Jatropha bullockii E.J.Lott

Jatropha calcarea Fern.Casas Jatropha campestris S.Moore Jatropha canescens (Benth.) Müll.Arg. Jatropha capensis (L.f.) Sond. Jatropha cardiophylla (Torr.) Müll.Arg. Jatropha cathartica Terán & Berland. Jatropha × ceballosii Fern.Casas Jatropha chamelensis Pérez-Jim. Jatropha chazaroi O.Sánch.-Sánch., J.Jiménez Ram. & Arzaba Jatropha chevalieri Beille Jatropha ciliata Sessé Jatropha cinerea (Ortega) Müll.Arg. Jatropha clavuligera Müll.Arg. Jatropha collina Thulin Jatropha confusa Hutch. Jatropha contrerasii J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord. Jatropha conzattii J.Jiménez Ram. Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Müll.Arg. Jatropha costaricensis G.L.Webster & Poveda Jatropha crinita Müll.Arg. Jatropha cuneata Wiggins & Rollins Jatropha curcas L.

D Jatropha decipiens M.E.Jones Jatropha decumbens Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha dehganii J.Jiménez Ram. Jatropha dhofarica Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha dichtar J.F.Macbr. Jatropha dioica Sessé Jatropha dissecta (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax Jatropha divaricata Sw.

E Jatropha elbae J.Jiménez Ram. Jatropha ellenbeckii Pax Jatropha elliptica (Pohl) Oken Jatropha erythropoda Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha euarguta M.G.Gilbert & Thulin Jatropha excisa Griseb.

F Jatropha flavovirens Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha fremontioides Standl.

Jatropha gallabatensis Schweinf. Jatropha galvanii J.Jiménez Ram. & L.M.Contr. Jatropha gaumeri Greenm. Jatropha giffordiana Dehgan & G.L.Webster Jatropha glandulifera Roxb. Jatropha glauca Vahl Jatropha glaucovirens Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha grossidentata Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha guaranitica Speg.

H Jatropha × hastifolia Fern.Casas Jatropha hernandiifolia Vent. Jatropha heynei N.P.Balakr. Jatropha hieronymi Kuntze Jatropha hildebrandtii Pax Jatropha hirsuta Hochst. Jatropha horizontalis M.G.Gilbert Jatropha humboldtiana McVaugh Jatropha humifusa Thulin Jatropha hypogyna Radcl.-Sm. & Thulin

Jatropha inaequispina Thulin Jatropha integerrima Jacq. Jatropha intermedia (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax Jatropha isabellei Müll.Arg.

J Jatropha jaimejimenezii V.W.Steinm.

K Jatropha kamerunica Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha krusei J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.

L Jatropha lagarinthoides Sond. Jatropha latifolia Pax Jatropha longibracteata A.S.Moreira & Carn.-Torres Jatropha loristipula Radcl.-Sm.

Jatropha macrantha Müll.Arg. Jatropha macrocarpa Griseb. Jatropha macrophylla Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha macrorhiza Benth. Jatropha mahafalensis Jum. & H.Perrier Jatropha maheshwarii Subram. & M.P.Nayar Jatropha malacophylla Standl. Jatropha marginata Chiov. Jatropha marmorata Thulin Jatropha martiusii (Pohl) Baill. Jatropha mcvaughii Dehgan & G.L.Webster Jatropha melanosperma Pax Jatropha microdonta Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha mirandana J.Jiménez Ram. & K.Vega Jatropha miskatensis Thulin Jatropha mollis Pax Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill. Jatropha monroi S.Moore Jatropha moranii Dehgan & G.L.Webster Jatropha multifida L. Jatropha mutabilis (Pohl) Baill.

N Jatropha nana Dalzell & A.Gibson Jatropha natalensis Müll.Arg. Jatropha neopauciflora Pax Jatropha neriifolia Müll.Arg. Jatropha nogalensis Chiov. Jatropha nudicaulis Benth.

O Jatropha oaxacana J.Jiménez Ram. & R.Torres Jatropha obbiadensis Chiov. Jatropha oblanceolata Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha orangeana Dinter ex P.G.Mey. Jatropha ortegae Standl.

P Jatropha pachypoda Pax Jatropha pachyrrhiza Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha paganuccii A.S.Moreira & Carn.-Torres Jatropha palmatifida Baker Jatropha palmatipartita Dehgan Jatropha paradoxa (Chiov.) Chiov. Jatropha pauciflora C.Wright ex Griseb. Jatropha paxii Croizat Jatropha pedersenii Lourteig Jatropha peiranoi Lourteig & O'Donell Jatropha pelargoniifolia Courbon Jatropha peltata Sessé Jatropha pereziae J.Jiménez Ram. Jatropha phillipseae Rendle Jatropha podagrica Hook. Jatropha prunifolia Pax Jatropha pseudocurcas Müll.Arg. Jatropha purpurea Rose

R Jatropha ribifolia (Pohl) Baill. Jatropha riojae Miranda Jatropha rivae Pax Jatropha robecchii Pax Jatropha rosea Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha rufescens Brandegee Jatropha rzedowskii J.Jiménez Ram.

Jatropha scaposa Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha schlechteri Pax Jatropha schweinfurthii Pax Jatropha seineri Pax Jatropha somalensis Pax Jatropha sotoi-nunyezii Fern.Casas & E.Martínez Jatropha spicata Pax Jatropha spinosa Vahl Jatropha spinosissima Thulin Jatropha standleyi Steyerm. Jatropha stephani J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord. Jatropha stevensii G.L.Webster Jatropha stuhlmannii Pax Jatropha subaequiloba Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha sympetala S.F.Blake & Standl.

T Jatropha tanjorensis J.L.Ellis & Saroja Jatropha tehuantepecana J.Jiménez Ram. & A.Campos Vilb. Jatropha tenuicaulis Thulin Jatropha tetracantha Chiov. Jatropha tlalcozotitlanensis J.Jiménez Ram. Jatropha trifida Chiov. Jatropha tropaeolifolia Pax Jatropha tupifolia Griseb.

U Jatropha uncinulata Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha unicostata Balf.f.

V Jatropha variabilis Radcl.-Sm. Jatropha variegata Vahl Jatropha variifolia Pax Jatropha velutina Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha vernicosa Brandegee Jatropha villosa Wight

W Jatropha weberbaueri Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha websteri J.Jiménez Ram. Jatropha weddeliana Baill. Jatropha woodii Kuntze

Z Jatropha zeyheri Sond.

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In the classroom: List of Jatropha species is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Jatropha, Lists of plant species, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Jatropha is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 175 species.

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