Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Jatropha (11)
Epithet: integerrima Jacq. (2)
Synonyms: Adenoropium hastatum (Jacq.) Britton & P.Wilson, Adenoropium pandurifolium (Andrews) Pohl, Jatropha acuminata Desr., Jatropha coccinea Link, Jatropha glaucovirens Pax & K.Hoffm.
acuminata => long pointed
coccinea => scarlet
glaucovirens => greyish-green or bluish-green
hastatum => spear-shaped
integerrima => most entire, complete
pandurifolium => fiddle-shaped leaves