Jatropha spicata

Jatropha spicata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Jatropheae
Genus: Jatropha
Species: Jatropha spicata

Name

Jatropha spicata Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 109 (1894).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Jatropha kilimandscharica Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, I: 40 (1910).
  • Jatropha pseudoglandulifera Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, I: 34 (1910).
  • Jatropha messinica E.A.Bruce, Bothalia 6: 226 (1951).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola; Northern Provinces; Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia; Kenya; Somalia; Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pax, F.A., 1894. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 109.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Jatropha spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Jatropha spicata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 16 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Jatropha spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Jatropha spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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