Description:
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) »
Jatropha curcas JAT-roh-fuh or jat-ROH-fuh -- the Greek iatrós (doctor) and trophé (food) KUR-kas -- from the vernacular name for this plant commonly known as: angular-leaved physic nut, Barbados nut, bed bug plant, big purge nut, black vomit nut, Brazilian stinging nut, bubble-bush, curcas bean, false croton oil plant (trade name), fig nut, jatropha, moghul castor oil plant (trade name), physic nut, pig nut, poison nut, purging nut, wild castor • Assamese: bongali-botora, bongali era, salika kund • Bengali: বগভেরেণ্ডা bagbherenda • Gujarati: જમાલગોટો jamalgoto, પારસી એરંડો parsi erenda, રતનજ્યોત ratanjyot • Hindi: बगरेण्डी bagrendi, जंगली अरंडी jangli arandi, रतनजोत ratanjot • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟದಹರಳು bettadaharalu, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹರಳು dodda haralu, ಕಾನನಎರಮ್ಡ kananaeramda • Konkani: मोगली एरण्डी mogli erandi • Malayalam: katalavanakku, kattamank • Manipuri: অৱা কেগে awa kege • Marathi: मोगली एरंड mogali eranda • Mizo: kangdamdawi, thingthau • Oriya: dhalajahaji, jahazigaba • Punjabi: jamalgota, kalaerenda • Sanskrit: द्रवन्ती dravanti, कानन एरण्ड kanana eranda, मूषिकापर्णी musikaparni, पार्वतएरण्ड parvataeranda, व्याघ्रएरण्ड vyaghraeranda • Tamil: ஆதளை atalai, காட்டாமணக்கு kattamanakku • Telugu: అడవి ఆముదపుచెట్టు adavi amudapu-chettu Native to: central America, tropical South America; naturalized elsewhere in tropics References:
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NPGS / GRIN •
PIER species info •
M.M.P.N.D. •
FRI ENVIS. Date: 27 May 2007, 10:47. Source:
Jatropha curcas. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
18° 43′ 28.06″ N, 73° 33′ 35.34″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 18.724462; 73.559818.
Description: English: Location taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL USA. Names: Jatropha curcas L., Andythygnaco (Brazil), Arbol De Los Pinones De Indias, Arbol Santo, Avellanes Purgantes (Mexico), Bagani (Mali), Bàgànin, Bagbherenda, Baghandi, Barbados Nut, Barbados Nut Tree, Barbados-Nut, Bathi Bal, Bed Bug Plant, Big Purge Nut, Black Vomit Nut, Brazilian Stinging Nut, Bubble Bush, Bubble-Bush, Cuban Physic Nut, Curcas Bean, Dand Barrî (Egypt), Dand Barrî, Dand E Barri (Iran), Dand E Nahri (Iran), Dầu mè (cây), Dominican Republic), Erandagachh, Fève D´enfer (Caribbean Islands), Fagiola D'india, Fagiolo D´india, Fagiolo Di Barberia, Fava Purgatrice, Fig Nut, Figo-Do-Inferno (Brazil), Fiki, Frailecillo (Colombia), Frailejón, Grão Das Ilhas Molucas, Grão Das Molucas, Grand Médicinier, Grand Pignon D´inde, Gros Ricin, Habb El Meluk, Hattikane, Herbe Du Bon Dieu (Caribbean Islands), Herbe Du Diable (Caribbean Islands), Hhabb El Mulûk (Egypt), Iatrofa, Iatrofa Iadovitaia, Jangli Arandi, Jarak pagar, Jatrofa. Date: 14 February 2007. Source: source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com. Author: Photo by David J. Stang.