Jatropha elliptica

Jatropha elliptica is a species of flowering plant, a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae.^[2]

Jatropha elliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Jatropha
Species:	J. elliptica
Binomial name
Jatropha elliptica (Pohl) Oken
Synonyms[1]
Adenoropium ellipticum Pohl Adenoropium opiferum (Mart.) Mart. Jatropha eglandulosa Pax Jatropha elliptica var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl. Jatropha lacertii Silva Manso Jatropha opifera Mart.

The species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.^[1]

It is used in folk medicine to treat itches, snake bites, syphilis, ulcer, urinary discharge, neoplasia, and abdominal issues.^[3] Studies on the species have shown it has chemical and medicinal properties.^[4] Like one study stated this species has antibothropic and anti-inflammatory properties.^[5]