Jatropha curcas--South Africa. Durban Botanical Garden. 30 Jan 09. 165.jpg
Jatropha curcas--South Africa. Durban Botanical Garden. 30 Jan 09. 171.jpg
Jatropha curcas--South Africa. Durban Botanical Garden. 30 Jan 09. 164.jpg
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Jatropha curcas--South Africa. Durban Botanical Garden. 30 Jan 09. 168.jpg
Jatropha curcas--South Africa. Durban Botanical Garden. 30 Jan 09. 167.jpg
Native to 36 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 66 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Specific Epithet
curcas
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#243,657 of 335,497
Top 73%
Extinction probability
5%
