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Jatropha moranii (Jatropha moranii)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Jatropha moranii is a turmeric plant species described by Bijan Dehgan and Grady Linder Webster . Jatropha moranii 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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Euphorbiaceae

              • Genus: Jatropha