Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Cnidoscolus (3)
Epithet: urens (L.) Arthur (2)
Synonyms: Bivonea urens (L.) Arthur, Janipha urens (L.) Poir. ex Pohl, Jatropha urens L., Jussieuia herbacea Houst., Manihot urens (L.) Crantz
herbacea => herbaceous, not woody
urens => acid, stinging, burning