Purgiernuß vs Guatemalarhabarber

Jatropha curcas compared with Jatropha podagrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Purgiernuß	Guatemalarhabarber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Jatropha	Jatropha
Species	Jatropha curcas	Jatropha podagrica

Evolutionary Relationship

Purgiernuß and Guatemalarhabarber share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Purgiernuß

NE — Not Evaluated

Guatemalarhabarber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Purgiernuß	Guatemalarhabarber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Purgiernuß

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).

Guatemalarhabarber

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).

Purgiernuß

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States