Ricinus communis L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem erect, 1-5 m. tall, more or less branched, becoming tree-like in warm regions. Leaves nearly orbicular in outline, 1-6 dm. broad, 6-11-palmately lobed and peltate, the lobes toothed, acute or acuminate; capsule 12-16 mm. in diameter, usually spiny; seeds shining, smooth, black, variegated with white, or mottled with gray and brown markings.
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Distribution
Adventitious in waste places on New Providence and Cat Islands : Bermuda ; North Carolina to Florida, Texas and Mexico; West Indies; continental tropical America. Native of the Old World tropics. Castor-oil Plant.
New Providence Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Bermuda South America| North Carolina United States of America North America| Florida United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| México Mexico North America| West Indies|