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Species profile—Jatropha gossypiifolia (bellyache bush)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Euphorbiaceae → Jatropha gossypiifolia (bellyache bush)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Common name
bellyache bush
WildNet taxon ID
16841
Alternate name(s)
belly-ache bush
cotton-leaf jatropha
black physic nut
cotton-leaf physic nut
cotton-leaved physic nut
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

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=16841

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

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