• Jatropha Linnaeus, 1753
• Jatropha acerifolia Pax accepted as Jatropha velutina Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha acerifolia Salisb. accepted as Jatropha curcas Linnaeus
• Jatropha aceroides (Pax & K. Hoffm.) Hutch.
• Jatropha aconitifolia Mill. accepted as Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M. Johnst.
• Jatropha acrandra Urb. accepted as Cnidoscolus acrandrus (Urb.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha aculeata F. Dietr. accepted as Jatropha spinosa Vahl
• Jatropha aculeatissima Mart.
• Jatropha acuminata Desr. accepted as Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
• Jatropha adenophila Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur
• Jatropha aesculifolia Kunth accepted as Manihot aesculifolia (Kunth) Pohl
• Jatropha aethiopica Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha afrocurcas Pax accepted as Jatropha curcas Linnaeus
• Jatropha afrotuberosa Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
• Jatropha aipi (Pohl) A. Moller accepted as Manihot esculenta Crantz
• Jatropha alamanii Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha albomaculata Pax accepted as Cnidoscolus albomaculatus (Pax) I.M. Johnst.
• Jatropha andrieuxii Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha angustidens (Torr.) Müll. Arg. accepted as Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr.
• Jatropha angustifolia Griseb.
• Jatropha angustifolia Steud.
• Jatropha anomala (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot anomala Pohl
• Jatropha antisyphilitica Speg. accepted as Jatropha isabelliae Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha appendiculata Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Cnidoscolus appendiculatus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha arborea Glaz. (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
• Jatropha arcuata (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot divergens Pohl
• Jatropha arguta Chiov. accepted as Jatropha rivae Pax
• Jatropha arizonica I.M. Johnst. accepted as Jatropha macrorhiza Benth.
• Jatropha aspleniifolia Pax
• Jatropha atacorensis A. Chev.
• Jatropha augustii Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha australis Lodd. ex G. Don
• Jatropha bahiana Ule accepted as Cnidoscolus bahianus (Ule) Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha bartlettii Wilbur
• Jatropha basiacantha Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Cnidoscolus basiacanthus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) J.F. Macbr.
• Jatropha batawe Pax accepted as Jatropha stuhlmannii Pax
• Jatropha baumii Pax
• Jatropha bellatrix Ekman ex Urb. accepted as Cnidoscolus bellator (Ekman ex Urb.) Léon
• Jatropha berlandieri Torr. accepted as Jatropha cathartica Terán & Berland.
• Jatropha berteri Spreng.
• Jatropha bornmuelleri Pax
• Jatropha botswanica Radcl.-Sm.
• Jatropha brachyadenia Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Jatropha zeyheri Sond.
• Jatropha brachypoda Pax accepted as Jatropha induta (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax
• Jatropha breviloba (Morong) Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha brockmanii Hutch.
• Jatropha bullockii E.J. Lott
• Jatropha cajaniformis (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot tripartita (Spreng.) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha calyculata Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Cnidoscolus calyculatus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) I.M. Johnst.
• Jatropha calyculata Vahl ex Steud.
• Jatropha campanulata Pax accepted as Cnidoscolus campanulatus (Pax) Pax
• Jatropha campestris S. Moore
• Jatropha canescens (Benth.) Müll. Arg. accepted as Jatropha cinerea (Ortega) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha capensis (L. f.) Sond.
• Jatropha cardiophylla (Torr.) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha caricifolia Steud. accepted as Manihot anomala Pohl
• Jatropha carpinifolia Pax accepted as Mildbraedia carpinifolia (Pax) Hutch.
• Jatropha carthaginensis Jacq. accepted as Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha cathartica Terán & Berland.
• Jatropha catingae Ule
• Jatropha cecropiifolia (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot cecropiifolia Pohl
• Jatropha cercidiphylla Standl. accepted as Astrocasia neurocarpa (Müll. Arg.) I.M. Johnst. ex Standl.
• Jatropha cervicornis Suess. accepted as Jatropha monroi S. Moore
• Jatropha chacoana Fern. Casas
• Jatropha chamelensis Pérez-Jim.
• Jatropha chevalieri Beille
• Jatropha ciliata Müll. Arg. accepted as Jatropha augustii Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha ciliata Sessé ex Cerv.
• Jatropha cinerea (Ortega) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha clavuligera Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha cleomifolia (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot tripartita (Spreng.) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha cluytioides Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Jatropha lagarinthoides Sond.
• Jatropha coccinea Link accepted as Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
• Jatropha coerulea Steud. accepted as Manihot caerulescens Pohl
• Jatropha coerulescens (Pohl) Müll. Arg. accepted as Manihot caerulescens Pohl
• Jatropha collina Thulin
• Jatropha condor Wall. accepted as Jatropha curcas Linnaeus
• Jatropha confusa Hutch.
• Jatropha contrerasii J. Jiménez Ram. & M. Martínez Gordillo
• Jatropha conzattii J. Jiménez Ram.
• Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha cordifolia Pax accepted as Cnidoscolus tubulosus (Müll. Arg.) I.M. Johnst.
• Jatropha costaricensis G.L. Webster & Poveda
• Jatropha crinita Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha crotalariiformis (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot crotalariiformis Pohl
• Jatropha cuneata Wiggins & Rollins
• Jatropha cuneifolia Sessé & Moç. accepted as Jatropha dioica Cerv.
• Jatropha curcas Linnaeus
• Jatropha dalechampiiformis (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot tripartita (Spreng.) Müll. Arg.
• Jatropha decipiens M.E. Jones
• Jatropha decumbens Pax & K. Hoffm.
• Jatropha dehganii J. Jiménez Ram.
• Jatropha deutziiflora Croizat
• Jatropha dhofarica Radcl.-Sm.
• Jatropha diacantha Pax & K. Hoffm. accepted as Cnidoscolus diacanthus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) J.F. Macbr.
• Jatropha dichtar J.F. Macbr.
• Jatropha diffusa (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot esculenta Crantz
• Jatropha digitiformis (Pohl) Steud. accepted as Manihot esculenta Crantz
• Jatropha dioica Cerv.
• Jatropha dissecta (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax