Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Cnidoscolus (3)
Epithet: bahianus (Ule) Pax & K.Hoffm. (1)
Synonym: Jatropha bahiana Ule
bahiana => from Bahia, Brazil
bahianus => from Bahia, Brazil