Plant Details

Accepted name:: Jatropha gossypiifolia var. gossypiifolia [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Infraspecies:: 2

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. jamaicensis Dehgan & Almira

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. staphysagriifolia (Mill.) Müll.Arg.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bellyache bush	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
rathu erandu	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bark, Roots, Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 7 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans (Pohl) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1087 (1866).
Adenoropium elegans Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 12 (1826).
Adenoropium jacquinii Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 15 (1826).
Jatropha elegans (Pohl) Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 102 (1853).
Jatropha gossypiifolia subsp. heterophylla Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 611 (1905).
Jatropha jacquinii (Pohl) Baill. Adansonia 4: 268 (1864).
Jatropha malmeana Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVII: 191 (1924).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Jatropa gossypifolia L. Var. Elegans M. A.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Jatropa gossypifolia L.var.elegans Muell. Arg.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

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