Bellyache bush vs Costa Rican Jatropha

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Jatropha costaricensis

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Costa Rican Jatropha is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Costa Rican Jatropha
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Jatropha	Jatropha
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Jatropha costaricensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and Costa Rican Jatropha share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Costa Rican Jatropha

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Costa Rican Jatropha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellyache bush

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).

Costa Rican Jatropha

Habitat

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

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.