Jatropha gossypifolia--Washington DC. US Nat. Arbor. 29 Jun 07. 051.jpg
Native to 41 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 38 botanical countries across Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
United States, Washington, D.C. (U.S. National Arboretum)
Location Remarks
3501 New York Ave, NE, about 2.2 miles from the Capitol Building.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Specific Epithet
gossypiifolia
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#170,115 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
5%
