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Jatropha scaposa

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales > Family: Euphorbiaceae > Genus: Jatropha

Jatropha scaposa Jatropha scaposa
Jatropha scaposa Jatropha scaposa
Jatropha scaposa

Jatropha scaposa, Near Revue River, Grudja Village, Buzi District, Mozambique. The image immediately above shows a collection of seeds from the plant, while the middle right photo shows a man with a large tuber. [photos Ton Rulkens ©, Flora of Mozambique]

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