Jatropha mollissima

Jatropha mollissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Jatropheae
Genus: Jatropha
Species: Jatropha mollissima

Name

Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill., Adansonia 4: 268 (1864).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Adenoropium mollissimum Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 15 (1826).
• Heterotypic
  • Jatropha pohliana Müll.Arg., Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 17(2): 449 (1864), nom. superfl.
  • Jatropha pohliana var. mollissima (Pohl) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1091 (1866).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Venezuela to Brazil and Bolivia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baillon, H.E., 1864. Adansonia; recueil (périodique) d'observations botaniques 4: 268.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Jatropha mollissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Jatropha mollissima. Published online. Accessed: Jun 16 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Jatropha mollissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Jatropha mollissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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