Jatropha ellenbeckii

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Jatropha ellenbeckii is a turmeric plant species described by Ferdinand Albin Pax . Jatropha ellenbeckii is part of the genus Jatropha and the family of turmeric plants Jatropha-is a-genus-of-flowering plants-in the-spurge-family,-Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the-Greek-words ------ (iatros), meaning "physician", and ----- (trophe), meaning "nutrition", hence the common name-physic nut. Another common name is-nettlespurge.-It contains approximately 170 species of-succulent plants,-shrubs-and trees (some are-deciduous, like-Jatropha curcas).