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Ricinus communis L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 1007 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malpighiales
family
Euphorbiaceae
genus
Ricinus
species
Ricinus communis

Name

Synonyms
? aegyptiaceus Popova
? armatus Andr.
Cataputia major Ludw.
Cataputia minor Ludw.
Croton spinosus L.
Ricinus africanus Mill.
Ricinus angulatus Thunb.
Ricinus armatus Andrews
Ricinus atropurpureus Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus badius Rchb.
Ricinus borboniensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus cambodgensis Benary
Ricinus communis f. americanus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. argentatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. argyratus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atratus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrobrunneatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrofulvatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrofuscatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrophoeniceus T.Carvalho
Homonyms
Ricinus communis L.
Common names
Akain-belar in Basque
Amerikansk olieplante in Danish
Carpata in language.
Castor in English
Castor in English
Castor Bean (EN); Tartago (ES) in language.
Castor Bean (EN); Tartago (ES) in language.
Castor Oil in English
Castor Oil Plant in English
Castor Oil Tree in English
Castor Plant in English
Castor-Oil Bush in English
Castor-Oil Plant in English
Castor-Oil Tree in English
Castor-Oil-Plant in English
Castor-bean in English
Castor-bean-plant in English
Castor-oil-Plant in English
Castor-oil-plant in English
Castor-oil-plant in English
Castorbean in English
Castorbean in English
Castorbean in English
Castorbean in English
Castorbeantree in English
Castrobean in English
Cheluch in language.
Cicayon matzuy in Hebrew
Gənəgərçək in Azerbaijani
Higuereta in Spanish
Higuerilla in Spanish
Higuerilla roja in Spanish
Hint yağı bitkisi in Turkish
Ikibonobono in Kinyarwanda
Ikibonobono (Ricinus) in language.
Jada in language.
Karpata in language.
Kerçik in Kurdish
Kinanga in language.
Lepo in language.
Mamona-carrapateira in Portuguese
Maskreti in Haitian Creole
Mono in language.
Morska kadulja in Croatian
Mriwakatoto in language.
Mũbarĩki in Kikuyu
Oil Nut Tree in English
Oilnut in English
Palma in language.
Palma Christi in German

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  4. Rivera-Díaz, O. 2010. Catálogo de la flora vascular de las áreas de ciénagas y bosques secos y húmedos aledaños en el departamento de Córdoba, Colombia. En: Rangel-Ch., J.O. (eds.). Colombia Diversidad Biótica IX. Ciénagas de Córdoba: biodiversidad, ecología y manejo ambiental. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales. p: 137-205, Bogotá.
  5. Species Plantarum,1007,1753
  6. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ebm), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RICO3
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