(Jatropha rufescens)
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Jatropha rufescens is a turmeric plant species described by Townshend Stith Brandegee . Jatropha rufescens 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.