pinhão-roxo vs perna-de-moça

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Jatropha podagrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pinhão-roxo	perna-de-moça
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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

pinhão-roxo and perna-de-moça share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

pinhão-roxo

NE — Not Evaluated

perna-de-moça

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pinhão-roxo	perna-de-moça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pinhão-roxo

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).

perna-de-moça

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).

pinhão-roxo

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