Euphorbiaceae
Jatropha

Jatropha latifolia Pax

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 531 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Middelberg. [s.n.] South Africa K000254974 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [21413] South Africa K000254967 Yes
Barnard; Mogg. [1032] South Africa K000254980 Yes
Schlieben.; Winter. [7988] South Africa K000254964 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [21413] South Africa K000254966 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [21413] South Africa K000254968 Yes
Bolus, H. [9775] South Africa K000254969 Yes
Weinstranb, D. [20715] South Africa K000254971 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [s.n.] South Africa K000254975 Yes
Balkwill, K.; Williamson, S.; Smith, S. [9862] South Africa K000254976 Yes
Barnard; Mogg. [1032] South Africa K000254977 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [23956] South Africa K000254965 Yes
Wilms, F. [1311] South Africa K000254973 Yes
Shode, F. [1645] South Africa K000254972 Yes
Wilms, F. [2274] South Africa K000254970 Yes
Barnard; Mogg. [1032] South Africa K000254978 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0