Cnidoscolus urens
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Cnidoscolus
- Species
- Cnidoscolus urens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1921
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cnidoscolus urens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Bivonea urensName author: (L.) Arthur
- Cnidoscolus adenophilusName author: (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Cnidoscolus herbaceusName author: I.M.Johnst.
- Cnidoscolus marcgraviiName author: Pohl
- Cnidoscolus mexicanusName author: Klotzsch ex Pax
- Cnidoscolus michauxiiName author: Cham. & Schltdl.
- Cnidoscolus osteocarpusName author: Pohl
- Cnidoscolus tubulosus var. trilobaName author: (Müll.Arg.) Lourteig & O'Donnell
- Cnidoscolus tubulosus var. trilobusName author: (Müll.Arg.) Lourteig & O'Donell
- Cnidoscolus urens subsp. adenophilusName author: (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Breckon
- Cnidoscolus urens subsp. urensName author: Not supplied
- Cnidoscolus urens var. urensName author: Not supplied
- Cnidoscolus vitifolius var. repandusName author: Griseb.
- Janipha urensName author: (L.) Poir. ex Pohl
- Jatropha adenophilaName author: Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Jatropha herbaceaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Jatropha osteocarpaName author: Schott ex Pax
- Jatropha tubulosa var. trilobaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Jatropha urens f. osteocarpaName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urens var. brachylobaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urens var. genuinaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urens var. herbaceaName author: (L.) Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urens var. marcgraviiName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urens var. osteocarpaName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha vitifolia var. repandaName author: (Griseb.) Pax
- Jussieuia herbaceaName author: Houst.
- Manihot herbaceaName author: Crantz
- Manihot urensName author: (L.) Crantz
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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