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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : SW corner of SW 29th Avenue and SW 15th Street, Miami. 25° 45' 31" N 80° 14' 26" W
Description Naturalizing; plant viscid to touch; flowers blood red.
Habitat Open weedy lot with Stenotaphrum secundatum, Bidens alba var. radiata [B. alba], Conyza canadensis var. pusilla [C. canadensis], and Cenchrus echinatus.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. W. Woodmansee 714
Collection Date 05 Jul 2002
Accession Number 236505
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Jatropha gosypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Marco Island; vicinity of Marco Pass, S to FL 92. 25° 58' 0" N 81° 43' 0" W
Habitat Hammock vegetation replaced by white sandfill along shores and construction sites; few remnant [natives] among invading species.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 28511
Collection Date 01 May 1965
Accession Number 64101
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : W side of FL 679, just N of Fort DeSoto Toll Gate. 27° 10' 60" N 81° 47' 60" W
Description Many plants here; leaves reddish purple; flowers red.
Habitat Along edge of salt water in mangroves.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Beckner 2627
Collection Date 30 Sep 1983
Accession Number 177761
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Jatropha gossipiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : 1027 Berry Avenue, Tampa. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Volunteer in yard.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector C. vanHoek 61
Collection Date 01 Jul 1987
Accession Number 192253
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Eucommiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Schooster natural area, just W of Margate Estates. T49S, R41E, Sec. 1. 26° 14' 40" N 80° 12' 23" W
Description Leaves maroon.
Habitat Disturbed edge of Taxodium swamp, with Spipremnum pinnatum, Schinus terebinthifolia, and Bischofia javanica.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. L. Howell 1190
Collection Date 14 Apr 2011
Accession Number 259373
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Schooster natural area, just W of Margate Estates. T49S, R41E, Sec. 1. 26° 14' 40" N 80° 12' 23" W
Description Leaves green.
Habitat Disturbed edge of Taxodium swamp, with Spipremnum pinnatum, Schinus terebinthifolia, and Bischofia javanica.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. L. Howell
Collection Date 14 Apr 2011
Accession Number 259429
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Fakahatchee Island, Fakahatchee Bay, Ten Thousand Islands. 25° 52' 6" N 81° 29' 21" W
Description Leaves purple.
Habitat Shell midden.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. Wilder
with J. Roche, E. Watkins
Collection Date 17 Apr 2010
Accession Number 260980
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Along Tampa Bay, ca. 0.1 km from the water, ca. 4 km N of Apollo Beach. T32S, R19E, Sec. 4, SW¼. 27° 48' 23" N 82° 24' 31" W
Habitat Foreign soil, probably deposited in 2011; ca. 0.5 acre soil mound, 7-10 m high; soil deep (rich) rusty color, dense (hard) rocky with coarse sands.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Dickman
with R. Ross
Collection Date 08 May 2012
Accession Number 273736
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 35-55-39; Perrine, Richmond Field. 25° 37' 0" N 80° 24' 0" W
Description Plant 1 m high.
Habitat Ruderal, beside a dirt road through rocky pineland, dump area.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector D. Black
with S. Black
Collection Date 16 Sep 1976
Accession Number 140920
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Turks & Caicos. North Caicos Bottle Creek.
Description Shrub to 1 dm, flowers deep red; coastal scrub.
Habitat On limestone.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 24 Apr 1971
Accession Number 96105
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Nov 1992
Locality Dominica. St. Paul Par. : Ar Sag Toyota dealership, Canefield. 15° 20' 12" N 61° 23' 32" W
Description Flowers maroon; occasional local herb 3 ft. tall; stem succulent.
Habitat Roadsides, SE of airport.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 30 Jul 1992
Accession Number 206952
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Haiti. Du Nord Dept. Ducroix, near Cap-Hatien. 19° 47' 0" N 72° 13' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector H. Chandler
Collection Date 03 May 1988
Accession Number 222792
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Dominican Republic. Peravia Prov. 3 km S of Los Ranchitos on the road to Constanza. 18° 15' 0" N 70° 15' 0" W
Description Shrub to 1.5 m tall; flowers red, fruits green; common.
Reproductive State
Collector J. Watson
Collection Date 14 Jul 1981
Accession Number 176777
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Dominican Republic. Monte Cristi Prov. 35 km E of Monte Cristi, Carratera Duarte. 19° 15' 0" N 70° 4' 60" W
Description Erect to 4 dm; flowers maroon; thorn scrub.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 27 Apr 1970
Accession Number 92138
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Croix Island East Point, 0.2 mi. W of East Point.
Description Low scrub; shrub 1 m tall.
Habitat Along road.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D.K. Sauleda, M.E. Ragan
Collection Date 23 Sep 1982
Accession Number 169310
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Puerto Rico. San Juan Mun. : San Juan.
Description Erect to 5 dm; petals deep maroon; solitary plant.
Habitat Uncut roadside near airpart.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 28 May 1969
Accession Number 86729
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Dominican Republic. Peravia Prov. 3 km S of Los Ranchitos on the road to Constanza. 18° 15' 0" N 70° 15' 0" W
Description Shrub to 1.5 m tall; flowers red, fruits green; common.
Reproductive State
Collector J. Watson
Collection Date 14 Jul 1981
Accession Number 179412
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Adenoropium gossypiifolium (L.) Pohl
Locality Puerto Rico. Med. Plant Garden, University of Puerto Rico.
Reproductive State
Collector E. P. Claus
Collection Date 01 Feb 1945
Accession Number 47535
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 05-Sep-2005
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Puerto Rico. Culebra Mun. : Ca. 0.5 mi. S of Culebra, Culebra Island.
Description Shrub to 3 m; corolla deep red; occasional.
Habitat In pasture.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 03 Jun 1969
Accession Number 87604
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Puerto Rico. Comerío Mun. : Along Rio La Plata, 2 mi. NE of Comerío 0.3 mi. S of the junction of PR 156 and 178.
Habitat On a hill; disturbed, pastured forest on hillside.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Sauleda, M. Ragan, J. Lopez
Collection Date 25 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166437
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23 Jun 2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Turks & Caicos. Middle Caicos Between Atlantic shore and bat guano caves; S of Conch Bar.
Description Shrub to 5 dm, flowers deep red; scrub.
Habitat On limestone with some overlying soil.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 23 Apr 1971
Accession Number 96669
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata Prov. Ca. 35 km E of junction with Puerto Plata - Santiago Rd. 19° 27' 4" N 70° 41' 46" W
Description Shrub to 6 dm; flowers maroon.
Habitat Rocky slopes of serpentine limestone hill, coast road.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Apr 1970
Accession Number 92183
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata Prov. Ca. 2 km E of Boca de Maimon. 19° 39' 52" N 71° 1' 25" W
Description Erect to 3 dm; petals deep red.
Habitat Dry areas among mangrove.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 24 Apr 1970
Accession Number 92176
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L. - Determined By: Fern. Casas, 23-Jun-2004
Determination History
Jatropha gossypifolia L.
Locality Dominican Republic. Peravia Prov. Along DR 4, 6 mi. W of Bani. 18° 16' 0" N 70° 19' 60" W
Description Shrub 2 m tall.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with M.E. Ragan
Collection Date 25 Apr 1985
Accession Number 188095
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Double Branch Bay Preserve. 28° 0' 47" N 82° 36' 48" W
Habitat Coastal flatwoods.
Reproductive State
Collector J. R. Campbell
with S. Dickman
Collection Date 11 Jul 2017
Accession Number 295410
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