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Euphorbiaceae

Jatropha

Jatropha dioica

Jatropha dioica var. dioica

This variety is accepted

The native range of this variety is Texas to NE. Mexico. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Taxonomy

Distribution
Synonyms
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Other data

Native to:

Mexico Northeast, Texas

Heterotypic Synonyms

Curcas cuneifolia Baill. in Étude Euphorb.: 315 (1858)
Jatropha cuneifolia (Cav.) Sessé & Moc. in Tracts Bot.: 231 (1805)
Jatropha dioica var. sessiliflora (Hook.) McVaugh in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 37 (1945)
Jatropha spathulata (Ortega) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1081 (1866)
Jatropha spathulata var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1081 (1866), not validly publ.
Jatropha spathulata var. sessiliflora (Hook.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1082 (1866)
Loureira cuneifolia Cav. in Icon. 5: 17 (1799)
Mozinna sessiliflora (Hook.) Small in Fl. S.E. U.S.: 706 (1903)
Mozinna spathulata Ortega in Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 105 (1798)
Mozinna spathulata var. sessiliflora Hook. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 4: t. 357 (1841)
Zimapania schiedeanum Engl. & Pax in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 119 (1892)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Malpighiales

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Family
Euphorbiaceae

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Genus
Jatropha

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Species
Jatropha dioica
Variety
Jatropha dioica var. dioica

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Dehgan, B. (2012). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 110: 1-273.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Data Portal Taxon

Kew Data Portal Occurrences

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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