Jatropha y curcas desarrollo fisiologico y tecnico. Bioenergeticos higuerilla, jatropha curcas, sorgo dulce mexicanos. Agroenergia jorge alejandro delavega lozano consultor independiente, mexico agroproyectos y agroenergia contenido 1. Studies on the control of snail vectors of fascioliasis. However, jatropha is almost pantropical now, and although toxic, it is widely planted as a medicinal plant. Jatropha curcas es una planta perenne cuya vida productiva oscila entre 45 y 50 anos. Description of the plant, distribution, ecology jatropha curcas l. Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, euphorbiaceae, that is native to the american tropics, most likely mexico and central america. It has green leaves with a length and width of 6 to 15 cm, with 5 to 7 shallow lobes. Assessment of the potential of jatropha curcas, biodiesel tree, for energy production and other uses in developing countries mike benge, senior agroforestry officer, usaid ret. Jatropha is thought to be native to central america and mexico where it occurs naturally in the forests of coastal regions, since it is not found in these forms of vegetation in africa and asia, where it is found only in the cultivated form.
It is originally native to the tropical areas of the americas from mexico to argentina, and has been spread throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, becoming naturalized or invasive in many areas. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Clitocybe tabescens root rot, colletotrichum gloeosporioides leaf spot, and phakopsora jatrophicola rust. Jatropha curcas is a droughtresistant plant, that grows well in the harshest of conditions and poorest of soils.