Jatropha curcas L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Jatropha curcas L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 9149 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 19 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. 13 km by road W of Januária on road to Serra das Araras, ca. 2 km E of large limestone hill.

  • Habitat

    Road cut through tropical forest on sandy soil, apparently over limestone.

  • Description

    Tree 13m tall; stems with latex; stinging hairs; flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00862932

    Occurrence ID: acdf82a7-88d7-4001-915f-ae1831534733

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Jatropha curcas L. det B. Dehgan, 2006

    Cnidoscolus

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    13 km by road W of Januária on road to Serra das Araras, ca. 2 km E of large limestone hill

  • Elevation

    Alt. 575 m. (1886 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.5664, -44.4524

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Januária from CRIA. Offset calculated as straight line (SW, not W) on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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