Jatropha curcas L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha curcas L.

  • Collector(s)

    T. C. Plowman 11691, 24 Dec 1981

  • Location

    Peru. San Martín. Mariscal Cáceres Prov. Tocache Nuevo. Tocache Nuevo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4069282

    Occurrence ID: c5b87c4f-faa6-4086-9167-2a70308c224f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Jatropha curcas L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    San Martín

  • County/Municipio

    Mariscal Cáceres Prov.

  • City/Township

    Tocache Nuevo

  • Locality

    Tocache Nuevo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -8.18, -76.5

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Jatropha curcas L.
Det. BijanDehgan	FLAS, 2004
Examined for a Monograph of New World
Jatropha
PLANTS OF PERU	EUPHORB.
No. 11691 Jatropha.eureas L.	^ ^
DEPT. SAN MARTÍN: Prov. Mariscal Caceres. Distrito
Tocache Nuevo. Tocache Nuevo. Approx. 8°11*s.,
76°30*W. Alt. 500 m.
Cultivated treelet 4 m. tall. Stems with abundant cloud}
juice. Mature fruits yellow, 4 cm. long, 3 cm. diameter.
N.V. "piiion"
Uses:
PHOTOS
Coll. T.
One teaspoon of the fresh sap taken for
diarrhea and as contraceptive byi women
during the "regia". Seeds are toasted
and ground, taken with water or soup as
a purgative.
Plowman & J. Schunke V. 24 December 1981
04069282