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piñón

Jatropha curcas

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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.

Habitat & Distribution

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.

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).

🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇬 Togo 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇹🇩 Chad 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇪 Niger 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇵🇼 Palau 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae (planta)

Phylum

Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)

Class

Magnoliopsida (Dicots)

Order

Malpighiales (Malpighiales)

Species

Jatropha curcas (piñón)

Names in Other Languages

Spanish piñón

French grand pignon d'Inde

German Purgiernuß

Portuguese pinhão-branco

Similar Species in Jatropha

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Jatropha costaricensis

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of piñón?

The scientific name of piñón is Jatropha curcas. It belongs to the genus Jatropha.

Where does piñón live?

piñón is found in 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).. Countries include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso.

What family does piñón belong to?

piñón (Jatropha curcas) belongs to the genus Jatropha, which is part of the taxonomic family Euphorbiaceae.

What kingdom does piñón belong to?

piñón (Jatropha curcas) belongs to the kingdom Plantae (planta).

What are the closest relatives of piñón?

The closest relatives of piñón in the genus Jatropha include jirawilla, piñón negro, sangre de drago, Wild Oil Nut, Coralbush.