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Jatropha gossypiifolia
As recorded: Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 129
- Date
- March 21, 1929
- Locality
- Atuona
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 21, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 16 other specimens.
Jatropha gossypiifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,759 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Paraguay
(c) mainumby78, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Las Maguanas-Hato Nuevo, El Valle, DO
(c) Evelyn Teresa Encarnación García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Nirvana Country, Gurugram, Haryana, IN
(c) Protima Singh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Singam Cheruvu Tanda 2BHk Nacharam Singam Cheruvu Tanda 2BHk Nacharam Singam Cheruvu Tanda 2BHk, Industrial Development Area, Nacharam, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India
(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-23
W535+PX, El Palero 71000, Dominican Republic
(c) dagg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Nazareth, St Thomas 00802, USVI
(c) Helen Stanford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Jatropha gossypiifolia. BISH 143257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956452578. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/143257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956452578 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
