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Jatropha schweinfurthii (Jatropha schweinfurthii)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Jatropha schweinfurthii is a turmeric plant species described by Ferdinand Albin Pax Jatropha schweinfurthii 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