Common name
Portuguese: Favela branca, Favela de galinha
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (77)(family description)
Genus: Cnidoscolus (3)
Epithet: bahianus (Ule) Pax & K.Hoffm. (1)
Synonym: Jatropha bahiana Ule
bahiana => from Bahia, Brazil
bahianus => from Bahia, Brazil
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree, arborescent
Flower colour: white