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Jatrophais useful for production of bioethanol.Jatrophais a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, likeJatropha curcasL.) from the family Euphorbiaceae. The hardyJatrophais resistant to drought and pests and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil. Currently, the oil fromJatrophacurcasseeds is used for making biodiesel fuel in the Philippines and in Brazil, where it grows naturally and in plantations in the southeast, and the north/northeast Brazil. Likewise, Jatropha oil is being promoted as an easily grown biofuel crop in hundreds of projects throughout India and other developing countries.