Euphorbiaceae
Jatropha

Jatropha elliptica (Pohl) Oken

First published in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1595 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Bolivia to Central Brazil. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dehgan, B. (2012). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 110: 1-273.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dehgan, B. (2012). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 110: 1-273.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 16, 2011 [Herb. Mus.Wien] [1662] Brazil K000252700 Lectotype Yes
Apr 19, 2008 Pirani, J. [1168] Brazil K000716423 Yes
Apr 19, 2008 Ratter, J.A.; da Fonseca, S.G.; de Castro, R.A. [2414] Brazil K000716424 Yes
Apr 19, 2008 Argent, G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6701] Brazil K000716422 Yes
Apr 18, 2008 Gardner [2764] Brazil K000252701 Type Yes
Apr 18, 2008 [Herb. Mus. Vind.] [1662] Brazil K000252699 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Steinbach, J. [6708] Bolivia K000822822 Yes
Burchell [8362] Brazil K001210009 Yes
Burchell [8092] Brazil K001210010 Yes
Burchell [2126] Brazil K001210002 Yes
Ferreira, A.R. [351] K001205999 Yes
Glaziou, A. [22122] Brazil K001210011 Yes
Burchell [8205-2] Brazil K001210004 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [11029] Brazil K001205998 Yes
Gadinho, R.; Macedo, M.; Souza, E. [3308] Brazil K001210007 Yes
Paula, J.E. [1460] Brazil K001210005 Yes
Argent, G. [6701] Brazil K001206000 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [6693] Brazil K001210006 Yes
Philcox, D. [3198] Brazil K001210001 Yes
Burchell [8383-27] Brazil K001210008 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [4395] Brazil K001210003 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [21257] Brazil K001210012 Yes
Apr 18, 2008 Hassler, E. [8233] Paraguay Jatropha eglandulosa K000254063 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0