Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (1753b: 1006); Fawcett (1885: 517)

Ecology: a culture follower, found near villages, on and along roads, in cultivated areas and grounds, in gardens, at landfills, near rivers in the shade, secondary/open grassland, open plains, in and around primary, disturbed and secondary forest, near the coast and on limestone hills; soil often sandy, clay-loam, loam, river beds with gravel and sand; once reported from rhyolite bedrock; elevation: sea-level up to 800(–1200) m ( van Welzen et al. 2017).

Distribution: Central and South America, Caribbean islands, widely introduced in Malesia ( van Welzen et al. 2017).

Specimens examined: Timor Leste: Dili, [Dili, 8°33’31” S, 125°34’25” E], {Nein Feto}, 21 January 2004, Paiva, J. & Silveira, P. T 118 (AVE) ; Viqueque, [Mundo Perdido, Mont, 8°43’16” S, 126°19’56” E], 22 January 1970, Metzner, J. 80 (L [L.2236297]) .

Red List Assessment: Least Concern.