Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἰατρός (iatros), meaning "physician"...
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Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central...
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Cassava (redirect from Jatropha aipi)
Jatropha loureiroi (Pohl) Steud. Jatropha manihot L. Jatropha mitis Rottb. Jatropha paniculata Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax Jatropha silvestris Vell. Jatropha stipulata...
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Jatropha gossypiifolia, commonly known as bellyache bush, black physicnut or cotton-leaf physicnut, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family...
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Jatropha integerrima, commonly known as peregrina or spicy jatropha, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native...
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Jatropha podagrica is a species of flowering, caudiciform succulent plant in the spurge family,Euphorbiaceae, aligning it closely with related genera such...
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development in India centres mainly around the cultivation and processing of Jatropha plant seeds, which are very rich in oil, ranging from 27 to 40%, and averaging...
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Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of Jatropha native to...
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Cnidoscolus texanus (redirect from Jatropha texana)
capsules. It was first described by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1865 as Jatropha texana. It was then moved to the genus Cnidoscolus in 1903 by John Kunkel...
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Jatropha rivae is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to the deserts and dry shrublands of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania...
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(Mill.) León Jatropha deutziiflora Croizat Jatropha fragrans Kunth Jatropha longipedunculata Brandegee Jatropha napifolia Desr. Jatropha palmata Sessé...
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Jatropha dioica is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to Texas in the United States as well as Mexico as...
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Jatropha moranii is a very rare subshrub in the genus Jatropha known commonly as Moran's lomboy. This species in the family Euphorbiaceae is endemic to...
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Jatropha unicostata is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra island Yemen. Its name in Soqotri is "sibru". Its natural...
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Sustainable biofuel (section Jatropha)
on the Jatropha or other sources, offers good potential benefits for the investors, the economy, rural communities and the environment. Jatropha is native...
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Jatropha cathartica is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to Texas in the United States and Coahuila, Nuevo...
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Hyaenanche (redirect from Jatropha globosa)
illegitimate homonym, not Gaertn. 1788 (syn of Allophylus in Sapindaceae) Jatropha globosa Gaertn. Toxicodendrum globosum (Gaertn.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Toxicodendrum...
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Jatropha costaricensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the euphorb family known by the common name Costa Rican jatropha. It is endemic to Costa...
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Jatropha macrantha, also called the huanarpo macho, is a medium size shrubby tree species in the genus Jatropha with orange red flowers. It is indigenous...
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megalocarpus, were found to be a more economical source of biofuel than Jatropha curcas. Jatropha curcas requires as much as 20,000 litres of water to make a litre...
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Linnaeus in his work Species Plantarum (Sp. Pl. 2: 1006 (1753)) in 1753 as Jatropha moluccana. It was renamed as Aleurites moluccana in 1805 by Carl Ludwig...
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Biofuels by region (redirect from Jatropha in India)
out over the period 2003-2007 aimed at cultivating 400,000 hectares of Jatropha expected to yield about 3.75 tons of oilseed per hectare annually. The...
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Jatropha elliptica is a species of flowering plant, a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae. The species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is...
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Organization (ABO) in June 2008. Air New Zealand and Boeing are researching the jatropha plant to see if it is a sustainable alternative to conventional fuel. A...
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Jatropha chamelensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, but restricted to a small region on the Pacific coast...
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(m) Area (ha.) Area (%) Larrea tridentata Jatropha dioica Prosopis glandulosa 600–900 300 96,311.7 34.6 Jatropha dioica Porlieria angustifolia Larrea tridentata...
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Ricinodendron (redirect from Jatropha heudelotii)
var. tomentellum (Hutch. & E.A.Bruce) Radcl.-Sm. Synonyms Barrettia Sim Jatropha heudelotii Baill. Ricinodendron africanum Müll.Arg. Ricinodendron gracilius...
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the use of oil extracted from the jatropha plant. Air New Zealand carried out the first commercial flight using jatropha oil for fuel; the airline's 747-400...
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Manihot pentaphylla (redirect from Jatropha pentaphylla)
pentaphylla is a crotonoid species in the spurge family. It has the synonyms Jatropha pentaphylla and Manihot uleana. M. pentaphylla was first described by H...
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