Jatropha gossypiifolia

TaxID: 454931

Basic Information

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Bellyache Bush, Bellyache bush, bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia, commonly known as bellyache bush, black physicnut or cotton-leaf physicnut, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The species is native to Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean islands, but is currently spread throughout the tropics. It is declared noxious weed in Puerto Rico and is naturalised in northern Australia, including Queensland where it is listed as a Class 2 declared pest plant. It grows to 2.5 C4 m (8.2 C13.1 ft) high. The three lobed leaves are purple and sticky when young and become bright green with age. The small red flowers with yellow centres appear in clusters. These are followed by cherry-sized seed pods that are poisonous. Powdery mildew fungal disease was reported. There are many common names for Jatropha gossypiifolia including: bellyache-bush, black physicnut, and cotton-leaf physicnut in English; pinon negro, pinon colorado, and tua-tua in Spanish; medicinier noir and medicinier rouge in French; mamoninha and peao-roxo in Brazil; jarak ulung in Thailand, jarak merah and sibidigua in India.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Malpighiales

Euphorbiaceae

Jatropha

gossypiifolia

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
French Polynesia Present —

Distribution (101 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Aruba Present —
Angola Present —
Anguilla Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bangladesh Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR447145 - - - 685163 -
SRR5974852 leaf fully mature - 23492987 Thailand

DNA Barcodes (11 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
RSUJO004-20 - rbcL 543 Nigeria 2018-12-12 4.8781, 7.1283
RSUJO004-20 - matK 578 Nigeria 2018-12-12 4.8781, 7.1283
PRTRE438-13 - rbcLa 516 Puerto Rico 2011-10-06 -
GENG692-14 - rbcL 585 India 2013-08-27 23.22056, 72.67856
GBVY1901-14 - rbcL 501 Pakistan - 30.116188, 69.08835
GBVH2556-11 - rbcL 693 - - -
GBVH2555-11 - matK 712 - - -
GBITS36782-21 - ITS 645 India - -
GBITS36781-21 - ITS 648 - - -
GBITS36780-21 - ITS 652 - - -
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Literature