Barbados nut vs Peregrina

Jatropha curcas compared with Jatropha integerrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barbados nut Peregrina
Kingdom same Plantae (bitki) Plantae (bitki)
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 curcas Jatropha integerrima

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbados nut and Peregrina share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Barbados nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Peregrina

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barbados nut Peregrina
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbados nut

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).

Peregrina

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Barbados nut

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.

Peregrina

No description available.

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