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Taxon:  Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I. M. Johnst.



Summary
Genus:
Cnidoscolus
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Crotonoideae
Tribe:
Manihoteae
Nomen number:
70189
Place of publication:
Contr. Gray Herb. 68:86. 1923
Verified:
07/18/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Jatropha aconitifolia Mill.

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Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  4. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  9. Ross-Ibarra, J. & A. Molina-Cruz. 2002. The ethnobotany of chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius ssp. aconitifolius Breckon): a nutritious Maya vegetable. Econ. Bot. 56:350-365.
  10. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  11. Webster, G. L. & M. J. Huft. 1988. Revised synopsis of Panamanian Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75:114.
Common names
English
cabbage-star –
tree-spinach –
French
manioc bâtard –
Spanish
chaya –
copapayo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico s.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico (s.)
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Human foodvegetable Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Human foodvegetable Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70189. Accessed 15 May 2025.