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University of the Philippines Baguio Herbarium
Jatropha curcas

Jatropha curcas L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Euphorbiaceae
Local Name Tangan; Tagumbaw
Habit Shrub to small tree
Habitat Mossy forest
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: crushed leaves are used as poultice to treat snakebites;
Collected from Tinoc, Ifugao, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Teodora D. Balangcod, A. Suyam

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