Euphorbiaceae
Jatropha

Jatropha glandulifera Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 688 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Myanmar. It is a succulent shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1925 Wight [2635] India K000246802 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16589] India K004154982 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [9162] Sri Lanka K004154994 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] India K004154981 Yes
Barber, C.A. [3433] India K004154976 Yes
s.coll. [7802] India K000246804 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15267] India K004154985 Yes
s.coll. [s.n] India K000246803 Type Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3336] India K004154990 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10968] India K004154983 Yes
s.coll. [13754] India K004154975 Yes
Woodrow, G.M. [s.n.] K004154987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004154991 Yes
Bourne; Rangachari, K. [s.n.] India K004154977 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Britto, S.J.; Rani, N. [RHT28636] India K004154980 Yes
Schmid, B. [s.n.] India K004154979 Yes
[Dr. Abel] [s.n.] K004154989 Yes
Tadulingam, C. [s.n.] India K004154978 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004154993 Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] India K000246801 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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