Ricinus communis L. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Ricinus

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily:

Acalyphoideae

Tribe:

Acalypheae

Subtribe:

Ricininae

Nomen number:

31896

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1007. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359028

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/14/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

7 (7 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
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Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
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Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
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Common names

English
castor –
castor-bean –
castor-bean-plant –
castor-oil-plant –
palma-christi –
Afrikaans
kasterolieboom –
Arabic
kharwa'a –
French
ricin –
German
Palma Christi –
Rizinus –
Wunderbaum –
Indonesian
jarak –
Italian
ricino –
Portuguese
bafureira –
carrapateiro –
mamoneiro –
rícino –
Spanish
higuerilla –
Swahili
mbarika –
mbono mdogo –
mnyonyo –
Swedish
ricin –
Transcribed Chinese
bi ma –
Transcribed Korean
pimaja –
Transcribed Thai
lahung –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Note
2	Cultivated	also cult.
4	Naturalized	natzd. throughout tropics & subtropics
6	Other	probable origin Africa

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. throughout tropics & subtropics)
Other (probable origin Africa)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	ornamental		Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Environmental	ornamental		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Food additives	flavoring	also for protective coatings of tablets	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Fuels	potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol		Johnson, J. M.-F. et al. 2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:8.
Invertebrate food	silkworms		Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Materials	beads		Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materials	lipids	as lubricant or component of industrial products	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines	folklore		Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		Kala, C. P. et al. 2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12

Taxon: Ricinus communis L.