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Jatropha kamerunica (Jatropha kamerunica)

Description

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