Barbados nut vs Bellyache bush

Jatropha curcas compared with Jatropha gossypiifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbados nut	Bellyache bush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Jatropha	Jatropha
Species	Jatropha curcas	Jatropha gossypiifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbados nut and Bellyache bush share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Barbados nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbados nut	Bellyache bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbados nut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (44 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Bellyache bush

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Barbados nut

The Barbados nut (Jatropha curcas) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Po.

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 43 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe