piñón negro vs Gout stalk

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Jatropha podagrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	piñón negro	Gout stalk
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 gossypiifolia	Jatropha podagrica

Evolutionary Relationship

piñón negro and Gout stalk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

piñón negro

NE — Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	piñón negro	Gout stalk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

piñón negro

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).

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).

piñón negro

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 9 countries:

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