Purging nut
Jatropha curcas
Also known as Physic nut, Barbados nut, Curcas nut, Jatropha
About Purging nut
Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics: Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. It has been spread to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, becoming naturalized or invasive in many areas. The specific epithet, "curcas", was first used by Portuguese physician and naturalist Garcia de Orta more than 400 years ago. Common names in English include physic nut, Barbados nut, poison nut, bubble bush or purging nut. In parts of Africa and areas in Asia such as India it is often known as "castor oil plant" or "hedge castor oil plant", but it is not the same as the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jatropha curcas
- Genus
- Jatropha
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- New World tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जमाल घोटा Jamal ghota, रतनजोत Ratanjot, जंगली अरंडी Jangli arandi
- Nepali
- सजीवन
- Bengali
- Bagbherenda, Bherenda, Sada verenda
- Tamil
- Kattukkotai
- Telugu
- Nepalam, Adavi amudam, అడవి ఆముదము చెట్టు
- Kannada
- Kananeranda, ಕಾಚಿ ಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- Kattamank, Katalavanakku, കടലാവണക്ക്
- Marathi
- Mogli Erand, Maraharalu, मोगली एरंड
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Purging nut belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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