PLANTS Profile for Jatropha gossypiifolia (bellyache bush)

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PLANTS Profile

Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
bellyache bush

Symbol:

JAGO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		NI
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

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Distribution:
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 14 species in Jatropha or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. var. elegans (Pohl) Müll. Arg.. .

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans
bellyache bush

Distribution of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. var. gossypiifolia. .

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. gossypiifolia
bellyache bush

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Jatropha L. – nettlespurge
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia L. – bellyache bush

Introduced Information:
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28337.

Related Web Sites:
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

Australia Northern Territories AgNote

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 01:52 AM CDT