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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Jatropha curcas L.
Nutmeg plant, Barbados nut, Physic nut

Jatropha curcas
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Sparingly naturalized. An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.

Other data on Jatropha curcas available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Jatropha curcas has been reported from the following conservation area in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized




Jatropha curcas has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland


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Jatropha curcas
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Jatropha curcas
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Jatropha curcas
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Jatropha curcas
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr