Jatropha curcas L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha curcas L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1714, 10 Jul 1987

  • Location

    Honduras. Colón. Between Sinatoa and Tocoa, on road to Trujillo, Bajo Aguan Valley.

  • Description

    Tree used as living fence post along fields, common, sterile, dbh 15 cm, plant to 4 m tall. Stems and leaves filled with milky sap.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4068992

    Occurrence ID: 3fa4f2d1-2412-4644-8f25-e5712141c130

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Jatropha curcas L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Honduras

  • State/Province

    Colón

  • Locality

    Between Sinatoa and Tocoa, on road to Trujillo, Bajo Aguan Valley

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04068992
BOTANICAL
Tree used as living fence post along
fields, common, sterile, dbh 15 cm,
plant to 4 m tall. Steins and leaves
filled with milky sap.
Use: Leaves vised as purgative.
Prov: Colon., between Sinatoa and
Tocoa, on road to Trujillo, Bajo Aguan
Valley.
M. J. Balick, J. Dickson, A. Henderson,
P. Tabora	10 July 1987
04068992