Abstract:

Jatropha curcas〖WTBZ〗 L.，a newly developed resource plant，has gained much attention from many countries and scientists for its being biodiesel substitute and comprehensive utilization potential.This paper mainly summarized the botanic research advances of 〖WTBX〗J.curcas〖WTBZ〗，including  phytogenetic classification status，resources distribution，morphological structure，character of productive biology，physiology，plant ecology and so on.From the research of classification and distribution，we introduced its present classification status and resources distribution worldwide.From the morphological structure，the researches of botanical main characteristic，chromosome karyotype，structure of its root，stem，leaf，flower，fruit and seed have been done.The researches of the structure of proteins and gene are focused on the finding and clone of the functional proteins and key genes.From the productive biology，there are studies about 〖WTBX〗Jatropha’s〖WTBZ〗 breeding system，pollination process and flowering phenology.The studies about tissue culture，seed physiology and stress physiology are focused on the plant physiology.In plant ecology，photosynthetic and physiological are the most important researches.Totally，this study analyzed the research deficiency and proposed main direction of 〖WTBX〗J.curcas〖WTBZ〗 botanic research.〖