Ricinus communis L.

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Ricinus communis Linnaeus, Spec. Plant., 1007, 1753.
Large, coarse, semi-woody, glabrous shrub or small tree with spreading, hollow
branches. Leaves alternate, peltate, mostly deeply palmately 5-9 lobed, lobes sharply acumi-
nate, serrate. Flowers monoecious, in large terminal paniculate clusters. Capsu es - ee e ,
spiny, seeds about 1 cm. long, smooth, variegated.
Introduced but now frequent in thickets and waste areas (9731). The
seeds are used in the making of necklaces. English name, castor bean, native
names, tuitui, tuitui fua ikiiki.
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Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop
No. 9731
Ricinus communis 1».
Sub shrubby, 2 m. tall. On rocky cliff I
overlooking the sea near Alof1»
15 alt. Jan. 18, 1940.
Coll. T, G. Yunckek
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