genus Jatropha

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genus Jatropha - a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

Jatropha

rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants

Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales

Jatropha curcus, physic nut - small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities

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The genus Jatropha belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and the plants of this genus are widely distributed around the world with approximately 186 species (FRESNEDO-RAMIREZ & OROZCO-RAMIREZ, 2013).

Expression analysis of genes involved in the synthesis of oleic and linoleic acids in Jatropha cinerea seeds from Northwestern Mexico/Analise de expressao de genes envolvidos na sintese de acidos oleico e linoleico em sementes de Jatropha cinerea do noroeste do Mexico

The genus Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) consists of 175 species distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world (Webster, 1994).

Traditional uses and seed chemical composition of Jatropha spp. (Euphorbiaceae) in Tehuacan-Cuicatlan, Mexico

The genus Jatropha contains 175 known species which belong to the family Euphorbiaceae [1].

MONITORING OF INSECT PESTS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES ON BIODIESEL PLANT, JATROPHA CURCAS L

Jatropha curcas is one of the species of flowering plant in the genus Jatropha in spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, a tropic plant of Mexico and Central America [26].

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Sorption of 4-Nitrophenol on Activated Kaolinitic Clay and Jatropha Curcas Activated Carbon from Aqueous Solution

The genus Jatropha includes 175 species in the world (Dehgan and Webster, 1976; Ye et al., 2009).

Phenotypic variability and seed yield of Jatropha curcas L. introduced to Tunisia

For tropical regions Jatropha Curcas is a species of flowering plant in the genus Jatropha in spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.