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Species profile—Jatropha curcas (physic nut)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → EuphorbiaceaeJatropha curcas (physic nut)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name
Jatropha curcas L.
Common name
physic nut
WildNet taxon ID
11308
Alternate name(s)
Barbados nut
tuba
purging nut
purge nut
curcas bean
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=11308.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024