
Jatropha curcas
Barbados Nut
As recorded: Jatropha curcas L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 949/T
- Date
- November 11, 1997
- Locality
- near Ha'amonga
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 11, 1997, Sykes, W.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Jatropha curcas observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,066 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Boa Vista, CV
(c) nicolaspietrenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
333台灣桃園市龜山區
(c) Lijin Huang (紫楝), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
P95V+8H2, Talagamulya, Kec. Talagasari, Karawang, Jawa Barat 41381, Indonesia
(c) dedi Ahmadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Fracc Musalá Isla Bonita, Raquet Club, 80065 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) marthajudithosunablancas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Cabañas Este, El Salvador
(c) Nestor Herrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Cabañas Este, El Salvador
(c) Nestor Herrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Jatropha curcas. BISH 752763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956221185. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/752763.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956221185 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
