(Jatropha hastifolia)
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Jatropha hastifolia is a turmeric plant species described by Francisco Javier Fernández Casas . Jatropha hastifolia 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.