Jatropha curcas
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Jatropha curcas
JAT-roh-fuh or jat-ROH-fuh -- the Greek iatrós (doctor) and trophé (food)
KUR-kas -- from the vernacular name for this plant
commonly known as: angular-leaved physic nut, Barbados nut, bed bug plant, big purge nut, black vomit nut, Brazilian stinging nut, bubble-bush, curcas bean, false croton oil plant (trade name), fig nut, jatropha, moghul castor oil plant (trade name), physic nut, pig nut, poison nut, purging nut, wild castor • Assamese: bongali-botora, bongali era, salika kund • Bengali: বগভেরেণ্ডা bagbherenda • Gujarati: જમાલગોટો jamalgoto, પારસી એરંડો parsi erenda, રતનજ્યોત ratanjyot • Hindi: बगरेण्डी bagrendi, जंगली अरंडी jangli arandi, रतनजोत ratanjot • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟದಹರಳು bettadaharalu, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹರಳು dodda haralu, ಕಾನನಎರಮ್ಡ kananaeramda • Konkani: मोगली एरण्डी mogli erandi • Malayalam: katalavanakku, kattamank • Manipuri: অৱা কেগে awa kege • Marathi: मोगली एरंड mogali eranda • Mizo: kangdamdawi, thingthau • Oriya: dhalajahaji, jahazigaba • Punjabi: jamalgota, kalaerenda • Sanskrit: द्रवन्ती dravanti, कानन एरण्ड kanana eranda, मूषिकापर्णी musikaparni, पार्वतएरण्ड parvataeranda, व्याघ्रएरण्ड vyaghraeranda • Tamil: ஆதளை atalai, காட்டாமணக்கு kattamanakku • Telugu: అడవి ఆముదపుచెట్టు adavi amudapu-chettu
Native to: central America, tropical South America; naturalized elsewhere in tropics
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • PIER species info • M.M.P.N.D. • FRI ENVIS
Jatropha curcas
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Jatropha curcas
JAT-roh-fuh or jat-ROH-fuh -- the Greek iatrós (doctor) and trophé (food)
KUR-kas -- from the vernacular name for this plant
commonly known as: angular-leaved physic nut, Barbados nut, bed bug plant, big purge nut, black vomit nut, Brazilian stinging nut, bubble-bush, curcas bean, false croton oil plant (trade name), fig nut, jatropha, moghul castor oil plant (trade name), physic nut, pig nut, poison nut, purging nut, wild castor • Assamese: bongali-botora, bongali era, salika kund • Bengali: বগভেরেণ্ডা bagbherenda • Gujarati: જમાલગોટો jamalgoto, પારસી એરંડો parsi erenda, રતનજ્યોત ratanjyot • Hindi: बगरेण्डी bagrendi, जंगली अरंडी jangli arandi, रतनजोत ratanjot • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟದಹರಳು bettadaharalu, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹರಳು dodda haralu, ಕಾನನಎರಮ್ಡ kananaeramda • Konkani: मोगली एरण्डी mogli erandi • Malayalam: katalavanakku, kattamank • Manipuri: অৱা কেগে awa kege • Marathi: मोगली एरंड mogali eranda • Mizo: kangdamdawi, thingthau • Oriya: dhalajahaji, jahazigaba • Punjabi: jamalgota, kalaerenda • Sanskrit: द्रवन्ती dravanti, कानन एरण्ड kanana eranda, मूषिकापर्णी musikaparni, पार्वतएरण्ड parvataeranda, व्याघ्रएरण्ड vyaghraeranda • Tamil: ஆதளை atalai, காட்டாமணக்கு kattamanakku • Telugu: అడవి ఆముదపుచెట్టు adavi amudapu-chettu
Native to: central America, tropical South America; naturalized elsewhere in tropics
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • PIER species info • M.M.P.N.D. • FRI ENVIS