Ricinus communis L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Ricinus communis L.

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 4466 with Rocio Alarcon & School for Field Studies, 10 Aug 1990

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. 2km W of Jatun Sacha Biological Station, near Chichi Rumi.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest, near Rio Napo. Growing in alluvial soil.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4m. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01157754

    Occurrence ID: a035c7c4-ecd9-4d6a-affb-4f618004a387

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ricinus communis L. det R. L. Liesner, 1992

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    2km W of Jatun Sacha Biological Station, near Chichi Rumi.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.07, -77.65

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

01157754
The lev York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Plant Resources of iiazonian Ecuador Project—Ethnobotany of the Lowland
Quichua
Ricinus communis L. I
EUPHORBIÄCEAE
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Napo Province. 2km W of Jatun Sacha Biological
Station, near Chichi Rumi. W. side of R. Napo.
001°04'S, 077°39’W. Secondary wet tropical
forest, near Rio Napo. Growing in alluvial
soil.
Shrub to 4m.
BOTANICAL
Bradley Bennett 4466	_________ _
with R. Alarc6n & the School for Field Studies
Ethnobotany Class
Fieldwork supported bj the O.S. iaencj for International Developaentand the
School for Field Studies
KID
01157754