PLANTS Profile for Jatropha costaricensis (Costa Rican jatropha)

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Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda
Costa Rican jatropha

Symbol:

JACO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

Not in PFA

More Information:

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Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda

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Related Taxa:
Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 14 species in Jatropha

Classification:
Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Jatropha L. – nettlespurge
Species	Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda – Costa Rican jatropha

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Costa Rican jatropha		Endangered

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 06:03 AM CDT