Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    K. A. Kainer 98 with Evandro Pereira Viera, 27 Sep 1989

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Xapuri Mun. Ser. Cachoeira, Col. Sao Luis, Sucam 37....collected approx. 10m S. of house...

  • Habitat

    ...in full sunlight.

  • Description

    Small subshrub....Flowers are red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 754674

    Occurrence ID: eb6a4c86-f936-4be8-a291-aad6c97fb9ff

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Jatropha gossypiifolia L. det D. C. Daly, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Xapuri Mun.

  • Locality

    Ser. Cachoeira, Col. Sao Luis, Sucam 37....collected approx. 10m S. of house...

  • Coordinates

    -10.6517, -68.5044

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    103965

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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Herbario da Universidade Federal do Acre
Rio Branco. Acre. Brazil
CULTIVATED PLANTS OF ACRE
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ACRE: Xapuri, Ser. Cachoeira, Col.
Sao Luis, Sucam 37. Small shrub
collected approx 10m S of house in
full sunlight. Flowers are red.
Used as medicinal.
Coll. Karen A. Kainer #98
Sep 27, 1989
with Evandro Pereira Viera
Piao roxo
Collected as part of ethnobotanical study on plant use by
women in the rubber tapper community. Univ. of Florida
00754674