Jatropha janipha Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 636; Mantissa Plantarum: 126. 1767, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 7295.

Replaced synonym: Jatropha carthaginensis Jacq. (1760) .

Type not designated.

Current name: Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Muell. Arg. ( Euphorbiaceae).

Note: A superfluous name for Jatropha carthaginensis Jacq. (1760) .