Barbados nut vs ragged nettlespurge

Jatropha curcas compared with Jatropha macrorhiza

Key Differences

• Barbados nut is Not Evaluated while ragged nettlespurge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbados nut	ragged nettlespurge
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 macrorhiza

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbados nut and ragged nettlespurge share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Barbados nut

NE — Not Evaluated

ragged nettlespurge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbados nut	ragged nettlespurge
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).

ragged nettlespurge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.