Jatropha moluccana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1006. 1753.

"Habitat in Moluccis, Zeylona." RCN: 7291.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 315. 1920; Radcliffe-Smith in Kew Bull. 41: 54. 1986): Herb. Hermann 3: 27, No. 348 (BM-000621904) .

Current name: Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. ( Euphorbiaceae).

Note: Fawcett & Rendle indicated Herb. Hermann material (BM) as type. Although there is material in several volumes, it appears to have been part of a single gathering so theirs is accepted as the first typification (Art. 9.15), with the choice subsequently restricted by Radcliffe-Smith.