Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)
Order: Malpighiales (98)
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