Cnidoscolus aconitifolius subsp. aconitifolius

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Manihoteae
Genus: Cnidoscolus
Species: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. aconitifolius
Name

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst. subsp. aconitifolius autonym
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Jatropha quinquelobata Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
Jatropha papaya Medik., Bot. Beob. 1782: 194 (1783).
Jatropha napifolia Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 15 (1797).
Jatropha palmata Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 562 (1805).
Jatropha fragrans Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 105 (1817).
Cnidoscolus fragrans (Kunth) Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 63 (1827).
Cnidoscolus napifolius (Desr.) Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 63 (1827).
Cnidoscolus palmatus (Willd.) Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 63 (1827).
Jatropha aconitifolia var. multipartita Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1100 (1866).
Jatropha aconitifolia var. palmata (Willd.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1100 (1866).
Jatropha aconitifolia var. papaya (Medik.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, I: 101 (1910).
Jatropha urens var. longepedunculata Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 368 (1917).
Jatropha urens var. inermis Calvino, Revista Agric. Comércio Trab. 2: 364 (1919).
Jatropha longepedunculata (Brandegee) Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 328 (1920).
Cnidoscolus longipedunculatus (Brandegee) Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 193 (1924).
Cnidoscolus quinquelobatus (Mill.) León, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 15: 236 (1941).
Jatropha deutziiflora Croizat, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 33: 16 (1943).
Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 466 (1944).
Cnidoscolus chaya Lundell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 321 (1945).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Johnston, I.M. 1923. Diagnoses and Notes Relating to the Spermatophytes Chiefly of North America. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 68: 80–104. JSTOR Open access BHL Reference page. : 68:86.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cnidoscolus aconitifolius subsp. aconitifolius in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 17. Reference page.

Vernacular names
español: chaya, árbol espinaca, chicasquil