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Jatropha curcas L.
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Jatropha curcas
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Family: Euphorbiaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Tree

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; naturalized in peninsular Florida.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

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Synonyms: Curcas curcas.

Other data on Jatropha curcas available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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