List of Jatropha species

Jatropha is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.[1] As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 175 species.[2]

A

  • Jatropha aceroides (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Hutch.
  • Jatropha aethiopica Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha afrotuberosa Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
  • Jatropha alamanii Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha andrieuxii Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha angustifolia Griseb.
  • Jatropha aspleniifolia Pax
  • Jatropha atacorensis A.Chev.
  • Jatropha augusti Pax & K.Hoffm.

B

  • Jatropha bartlettii Wilbur
  • Jatropha baumii Pax
  • Jatropha botswanica Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha breviloba (Morong) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha brockmanii Hutch.
  • Jatropha bullockii E.J.Lott

C

  • Jatropha calcarea Fern.Casas
  • Jatropha campestris S.Moore
  • Jatropha canescens (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha capensis (L.f.) Sond.
  • Jatropha cardiophylla (Torr.) Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha cathartica Terán & Berland.
  • Jatropha × ceballosii Fern.Casas
  • Jatropha chamelensis Pérez-Jim.
  • Jatropha chazaroi O.Sánch.-Sánch., J.Jiménez Ram. & Arzaba
  • Jatropha chevalieri Beille
  • Jatropha ciliata Sessé
  • Jatropha cinerea (Ortega) Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha clavuligera Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha collina Thulin
  • Jatropha confusa Hutch.
  • Jatropha contrerasii J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.
  • Jatropha conzattii J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha costaricensis G.L.Webster & Poveda
  • Jatropha crinita Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha cuneata Wiggins & Rollins
  • Jatropha curcas L.

D

  • Jatropha decipiens M.E.Jones
  • Jatropha decumbens Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha dehganii J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Jatropha dhofarica Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha dichtar J.F.Macbr.
  • Jatropha dioica Sessé
  • Jatropha dissecta (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax
  • Jatropha divaricata Sw.

E

  • Jatropha elbae J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Jatropha ellenbeckii Pax
  • Jatropha elliptica (Pohl) Oken
  • Jatropha erythropoda Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha euarguta M.G.Gilbert & Thulin
  • Jatropha excisa Griseb.

F

  • Jatropha flavovirens Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha fremontioides Standl.

G

  • Jatropha gallabatensis Schweinf.
  • Jatropha galvanii J.Jiménez Ram. & L.M.Contr.
  • Jatropha gaumeri Greenm.
  • Jatropha giffordiana Dehgan & G.L.Webster
  • Jatropha glandulifera Roxb.
  • Jatropha glauca Vahl
  • Jatropha glaucovirens Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
  • Jatropha grossidentata Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha guaranitica Speg.

H

  • Jatropha × hastifolia Fern.Casas
  • Jatropha hernandiifolia Vent.
  • Jatropha heynei N.P.Balakr.
  • Jatropha hieronymi Kuntze
  • Jatropha hildebrandtii Pax
  • Jatropha hirsuta Hochst.
  • Jatropha horizontalis M.G.Gilbert
  • Jatropha humboldtiana McVaugh
  • Jatropha humifusa Thulin
  • Jatropha hypogyna Radcl.-Sm. & Thulin

I

  • Jatropha inaequispina Thulin
  • Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
  • Jatropha intermedia (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax
  • Jatropha isabellei Müll.Arg.

J

  • Jatropha jaimejimenezii V.W.Steinm.

K

  • Jatropha kamerunica Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha krusei J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.

L

  • Jatropha lagarinthoides Sond.
  • Jatropha latifolia Pax
  • Jatropha longibracteata A.S.Moreira & Carn.-Torres
  • Jatropha loristipula Radcl.-Sm.

M

  • Jatropha macrantha Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha macrocarpa Griseb.
  • Jatropha macrophylla Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha macrorhiza Benth.
  • Jatropha mahafalensis Jum. & H.Perrier
  • Jatropha maheshwarii Subram. & M.P.Nayar
  • Jatropha malacophylla Standl.
  • Jatropha marginata Chiov.
  • Jatropha marmorata Thulin
  • Jatropha martiusii (Pohl) Baill.
  • Jatropha mcvaughii Dehgan & G.L.Webster
  • Jatropha melanosperma Pax
  • Jatropha microdonta Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha mirandana J.Jiménez Ram. & K.Vega
  • Jatropha miskatensis Thulin
  • Jatropha mollis Pax
  • Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill.
  • Jatropha monroi S.Moore
  • Jatropha moranii Dehgan & G.L.Webster
  • Jatropha multifida L.
  • Jatropha mutabilis (Pohl) Baill.

N

  • Jatropha nana Dalzell & A.Gibson
  • Jatropha natalensis Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha neopauciflora Pax
  • Jatropha neriifolia Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha nogalensis Chiov.
  • Jatropha nudicaulis Benth.

O

  • Jatropha oaxacana J.Jiménez Ram. & R.Torres
  • Jatropha obbiadensis Chiov.
  • Jatropha oblanceolata Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha orangeana Dinter ex P.G.Mey.
  • Jatropha ortegae Standl.

P

  • Jatropha pachypoda Pax
  • Jatropha pachyrrhiza Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha paganuccii A.S.Moreira & Carn.-Torres
  • Jatropha palmatifida Baker
  • Jatropha palmatipartita Dehgan
  • Jatropha paradoxa (Chiov.) Chiov.
  • Jatropha pauciflora C.Wright ex Griseb.
  • Jatropha paxii Croizat
  • Jatropha pedersenii Lourteig
  • Jatropha peiranoi Lourteig & O'Donell
  • Jatropha pelargoniifolia Courbon
  • Jatropha peltata Sessé
  • Jatropha pereziae J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Jatropha phillipseae Rendle
  • Jatropha podagrica Hook.
  • Jatropha prunifolia Pax
  • Jatropha pseudocurcas Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha purpurea Rose

R

  • Jatropha ribifolia (Pohl) Baill.
  • Jatropha riojae Miranda
  • Jatropha rivae Pax
  • Jatropha robecchii Pax
  • Jatropha rosea Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha rufescens Brandegee
  • Jatropha rzedowskii J.Jiménez Ram.

S

  • Jatropha scaposa Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha schlechteri Pax
  • Jatropha schweinfurthii Pax
  • Jatropha seineri Pax
  • Jatropha somalensis Pax
  • Jatropha sotoi-nunyezii Fern.Casas & E.Martínez
  • Jatropha spicata Pax
  • Jatropha spinosa Vahl
  • Jatropha spinosissima Thulin
  • Jatropha standleyi Steyerm.
  • Jatropha stephani J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord.
  • Jatropha stevensii G.L.Webster
  • Jatropha stuhlmannii Pax
  • Jatropha subaequiloba Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha sympetala S.F.Blake & Standl.

T

  • Jatropha tanjorensis J.L.Ellis & Saroja
  • Jatropha tehuantepecana J.Jiménez Ram. & A.Campos Vilb.
  • Jatropha tenuicaulis Thulin
  • Jatropha tetracantha Chiov.
  • Jatropha tlalcozotitlanensis J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Jatropha trifida Chiov.
  • Jatropha tropaeolifolia Pax
  • Jatropha tupifolia Griseb.

U

V

  • Jatropha variabilis Radcl.-Sm.
  • Jatropha variegata Vahl
  • Jatropha variifolia Pax
  • Jatropha velutina Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha vernicosa Brandegee
  • Jatropha villosa Wight

W

  • Jatropha weberbaueri Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Jatropha websteri J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Jatropha weddeliana Baill.
  • Jatropha woodii Kuntze

Z

  • Jatropha zeyheri Sond.

References

  1. ^ "genus Jatropha". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Jatropha L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2025.