Ricinus communis L.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Napo

• Locality

  San Pablo, Archidona, alrededores del Pueblo

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.95, -77.8

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
EUPHORBIACEAE
Ricinus communis L.
Det. By:
Field Char: Arbusto 3 m. alto; flores rojas;
frutos con espinos, semilla jaspeada.
Locality: Ecuador: Provincia del Ñapo, San
Pablo, Archidona, alrededores del Pueblo.
Habitat: Bosque pluvial tropical, crece en el
desmonte.
500 m, 0°57'S X 77°48'N
V. Tafur, V. Villacres, D. Yumbo 113,
March 1995
This is a voucher specimen for
Pharmacological screening
Sample Accession Number(s): W38028, W38029.
Collected under the sponsorship of: Glaxo Group Research
Ltd., University of Illinois at Chicago, Field Museum of
Natural History and Instituto de Ciencias Naturales,
Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador.
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