Taxon: Jatropha podagrica Hook.

• the 6 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Guatemalan-rhubarb   (Source: Radcliffe-Smith,p.c.) – English
  
• purgingnut   (Source: Radcliffe-Smith,p.c.) – English
  
• white-rhubarb   (Source: Radcliffe-Smith,p.c.) – English
  
• Guatemalarhabarber   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• flaskjatrofa   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

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see MMPND for additional names in foreign scripts

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Eur Gard F; Sukkulenten)
  
• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Lampe & McCann)
  

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View toxicology references for Jatropha podagrica from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

Distributional range:

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Mesoamerica: Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua

• cultivated in tropics

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography.
• Burger, W. C., ed. 1971–. Flora costaricensis. [cult.].
• Eggli, U. 1994. Sukkulenten.
• Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae.
• Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants.
• Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia.
• Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
• Radcliffe-Smith, A. 1998. pers. comm. [re. common names].
• Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala.
• Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Jatropha podagrica.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Jatropha podagrica.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Jatropha podagrica.

Check other web resources for Jatropha podagrica Hook.:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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