Barbados Nut Collection

Illustration of small semi-evergreen Jatropha curcas (Barbados Nut, Physic Nut) tree

Jatropha curcas oil, light micrograph
Jatropha curcas oil. Light micrograph of a section through a seed of the Barbados nut plant (Jatropha curcas), showing its oil content (orange). The granules stained yellow-green are protein

Jatropha curcas seeds. Oil extracted from the seeds of the Barbados nut plant (Jatropha curcas) is used as a biofuel, and can be further refined into biodiesel

Jatropha curcas seed, transverse section. Oil extracted from the seeds of the Barbados nut plant (Jatropha curcas) is used as a biofuel, and can be further refined into biodiesel

Barbados nut pollen grains, SEM
Barbados nut pollen grains. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain from the Barbados nut (Jatropha curcus) plant

Barbados nut pollen grain, SEM
Barbados nut pollen grain. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain from the Barbados nut (Jatropha curcus) plant

Red flour beetle infested seeds. Seeds of the Barbados nut (Jatropha curcas) plant infested with red flour beetles (Tribolium castaneum)

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