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Jatropha erythropoda

(Jatropha erythropoda)

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Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Jatropha erythropoda is a turmeric plant species described by Ferdinand Albin Pax and Käthe Hoffmann . Jatropha erythropoda 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).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Jatropha
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