Jatropha manihot Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1007. 1753.

"Habitat in America australi." RCN: 7294.

Lectotype (Radcliffe-Smith in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Euphorbiaceae: 367. 1987): Herb. Linn. No. 1141.11 (LINN) .

Current name: Manihot esculenta Crantz ( Euphorbiaceae).