Jatropha curcas: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
banidakai	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Barbados nut	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
bubble bush	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
fève d'enfer	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
fiki	Fijian	Lakemba Island	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
fiki	Maori (Cook Islands)	Rarotonga Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
fiki	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 165)
fiki	Wallisian	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)
fiki	Wallisian	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)
frailejón	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
grand pignon d'Inde	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
gros ricin	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
jatropha	English	?	Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim (2013) (p. 34)
kuikui Pākē	Hawaiian	Ni‘ihau Island	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
kuku‘ihi	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
ma feng shu	Chinese	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
manggele	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
maqele	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
mbanindakai	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
médicinier	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
médicinier barrière	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
médicinier béni	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
médicinier purgatif	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
ndrala	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
pāfiki	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
pāfiki	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
pāfiti	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
pāfiti	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
pakarani	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 387)
physic nut	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
pignon d'Inde	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
piki	Maori (Cook Islands)	Ma‘uke Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
piñón	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
piñón blanco	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
pion d'Inde	French	?	Lavergne, Christophe (2006)
purgenut	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
purghère	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
purging nut	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
sáfeen kinas	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
seken	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 86)
tártago	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
tuba-tuba	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 380)
tuba-tuba	Chamorro	Northern Mariana Islands	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 10)
tuhkenlop	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2001)
tuitui pakarangi	Maori (Cook Islands)	Rarotonga Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)	?
tuke	Maori (Cook Islands)	‘Atiu Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
tuke	Maori (Cook Islands)	Miti‘aro Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
uto ni vavalangi	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
virvir	Rotuman	Rotuma Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
virviri	Rotuman	Rotuma Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
wiriwiri	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
wiriwiri ni vavalangi	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	tuba-tuba	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 380)
Chamorro	Northern Mariana Islands	tuba-tuba	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 10)
Chinese	?	ma feng shu	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	sáfeen kinas	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
English	?	Barbados nut	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	bubble bush	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	jatropha	Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim (2013) (p. 34)
English	?	physic nut	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
English	?	purgenut	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	purging nut	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	banidakai	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	manggele	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	maqele	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	mbanindakai	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	ndrala	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	uto ni vavalangi	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	wiriwiri	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	wiriwiri ni vavalangi	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	Lakemba Island	fiki	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
French	?	fève d'enfer	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	grand pignon d'Inde	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	gros ricin	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	médicinier	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	médicinier barrière	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	médicinier béni	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	médicinier purgatif	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	pignon d'Inde	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	pion d'Inde	Lavergne, Christophe (2006)
French	?	purghère	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	kuku‘ihi	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
Hawaiian	Ni‘ihau Island	kuikui Pākē	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
Maori (Cook Islands)	‘Atiu Island	tuke	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	pakarani	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 387)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Ma‘uke Island	piki	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Miti‘aro Island	tuke	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Rarotonga Island	fiki	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Rarotonga Island	tuitui pakarangi	McCormack, Gerald (2013)	?
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	seken	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 86)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	tuhkenlop	National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2001)
Rotuman	Rotuma Island	virvir	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
Rotuman	Rotuma Island	virviri	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	pāfiki	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	pāfiti	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	pāfiki	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	pāfiti	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
Spanish	?	frailejón	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	piñón	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	piñón blanco	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	tártago	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	fiki	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 165)
Wallisian	Futuna Island	fiki	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)
Wallisian	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	fiki	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	Chinese	ma feng shu	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
?	English	Barbados nut	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	bubble bush	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	jatropha	Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim (2013) (p. 34)
?	English	physic nut	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
?	English	purgenut	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	purging nut	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	fève d'enfer	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	grand pignon d'Inde	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	gros ricin	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	médicinier	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	médicinier barrière	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	médicinier béni	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	médicinier purgatif	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	pignon d'Inde	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	pion d'Inde	Lavergne, Christophe (2006)
?	French	purghère	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	frailejón	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	piñón	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	piñón blanco	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	tártago	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	pāfiki	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	pāfiti	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
‘Atiu Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	tuke	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	sáfeen kinas	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	pakarani	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 387)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	banidakai	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	manggele	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	maqele	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	mbanindakai	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	ndrala	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	uto ni vavalangi	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	wiriwiri	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	wiriwiri ni vavalangi	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Futuna Island	Wallisian	fiki	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)
Guam Island	Chamorro	tuba-tuba	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 380)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	kuku‘ihi	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
Lakemba Island	Fijian	fiki	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Ma‘uke Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	piki	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Miti‘aro Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	tuke	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Ni‘ihau Island	Hawaiian	kuikui Pākē	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
Northern Mariana Islands	Chamorro	tuba-tuba	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 10)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	seken	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 86)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	tuhkenlop	National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2001)
Rarotonga Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	fiki	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Rarotonga Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	tuitui pakarangi	McCormack, Gerald (2013)	?
Rotuma Island	Rotuman	virvir	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
Rotuma Island	Rotuman	virviri	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	fiki	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 165)
Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	Wallisian	fiki	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	pāfiki	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	pāfiti	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	tuba-tuba	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 380)
Chamorro	tuba-tuba	Northern Mariana Islands	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 10)
Chinese	ma feng shu	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Chuukese	sáfeen kinas	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
English	Barbados nut	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	bubble bush	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	jatropha	?	Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim (2013) (p. 34)
English	physic nut	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
English	purgenut	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	purging nut	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Fijian	banidakai	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Fijian	fiki	Lakemba Island	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	manggele	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	maqele	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 74)
Fijian	mbanindakai	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	ndrala	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	uto ni vavalangi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	wiriwiri	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
Fijian	wiriwiri ni vavalangi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 546)
French	fève d'enfer	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	grand pignon d'Inde	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	gros ricin	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	médicinier	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	médicinier barrière	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	médicinier béni	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	médicinier purgatif	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	pignon d'Inde	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	pion d'Inde	?	Lavergne, Christophe (2006)
French	purghère	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Hawaiian	kuikui Pākē	Ni‘ihau Island	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
Hawaiian	kuku‘ihi	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 623)
Maori (Cook Islands)	fiki	Rarotonga Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	pakarani	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 387)
Maori (Cook Islands)	piki	Ma‘uke Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	tuitui pakarangi	Rarotonga Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)	?
Maori (Cook Islands)	tuke	‘Atiu Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	tuke	Miti‘aro Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Pohnpeian	seken	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 86)
Pohnpeian	tuhkenlop	Pohnpei Island	National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2001)
Rotuman	virvir	Rotuma Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
Rotuman	virviri	Rotuma Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991)
Samoan	pāfiki	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
Samoan	pāfiki	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 189)
Samoan	pāfiti	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
Samoan	pāfiti	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 190)
Spanish	frailejón	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	piñón	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	piñón blanco	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	tártago	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Tongan	fiki	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 165)
Wallisian	fiki	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)
Wallisian	fiki	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 32)

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