Varieties of Jatropha curcas L.

see also: variety of yields

Variety	Description of plant	Properties
Nicaragua	Larger seeds, but fewer on the plant, leaves are larger and rounder
Cape Verde	This is the common type of Jatropha plant distributed around the world by the Potuguese seafarers	Toxic by the presence of lectines and phorbol esters
non toxic variety from Mexico	The appearance of the plant is similar to the Cape Verde Type (photos)	A very low content of phorbol esters
Vietnam