Gout stalk vs Wild Oil Nut

Jatropha podagrica compared with Jatropha divaricata

Key Differences

• Gout stalk is Not Evaluated while Wild Oil Nut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gout stalk	Wild Oil Nut
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 podagrica	Jatropha divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gout stalk and Wild Oil Nut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Oil Nut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gout stalk	Wild Oil Nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Wild Oil Nut

Habitat

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