| Name | Jatropha gossypiifolia Linnaeus |
| Authorship | Linnaeus |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Jatropha Linnaeus |
| Contains | Jatropha gossypiifolia f. angustiloba Chodat & Hassler Jatropha gossypiifolia var. breviloba Morong Jatropha gossypiifolia f. elegans (Pohl) Müller Arg. Jatropha gossypiifolia var. jamaicensis Dehgan & F. Almira Jatropha gossypiifolia var. trichocarpae Croizat |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64505-3 |
| Citation | 1 May 1753 Sp. Pl. 2: 1006 |
| Holdings | 7 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Jatropha gossypiifolia Linnaeus |
| Identification made in | [no date] (3), 1922 (1), 1942 (1), 1963 (1), 2006 (1) |