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Ricinus communis L.

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Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
Ricinus communis L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCataputia major Ludw.
synonymCataputia minor Ludw.
synonymCroton spinosus L.
synonymRicinus africanus Mill.
synonymRicinus angulatus Thunb.
synonymRicinus armatus Andr.
synonymRicinus atropurpureus Pax & K.Hoffm.
synonymRicinus badius Rchb.
synonymRicinus borboniensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
synonymRicinus cambodgensis Benary
synonymRicinus communis f. americanus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. argentatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. argyratus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atratus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atrobrunneatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atrofulvatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atrofuscatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atrophoeniceus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atropunicatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. atropurpureatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. avellanatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. blumeanus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. canatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. canescens T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. carneatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. cervatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. cinerascens T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. cinereatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. denudatus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. epiglaucus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. erythrocladus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. exiguus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. fulvatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. fumatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. fuscatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. gilvus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. glaucus (Hoffmanns.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. gracilis Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. guttatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. hybridus (Besser) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. incarnatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. inermis (Mill.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. intermedius Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. laevis (DC.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. macrophyllus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. maculatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. marmoreatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. murinatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. nigellus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. nigrescens T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. niveatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. oblongus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. obscurus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. oligacanthus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. ostrinatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. pardalinus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. picturatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. plumbeatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. pruinosus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. pullatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. punctatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. punctulatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. punicans T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. purpurascens (Bertol.) Pax
synonymRicinus communis f. radiatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. rufescens T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. russatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. rutilans Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. scaber (Bertol. ex Moris) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. scriptus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. sordidus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. stigmosus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. striatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. subpurpurascens Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. subrotundus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. subviridus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. sulcatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. tigrinus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. umbrinus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. venosus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. vinatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. viridis (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. zebrinus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis f. zollingeri Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis f. zonatus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis L.
synonymRicinus communis subsp. africanus (Mill.) Nyman
synonymRicinus communis subsp. indicus Popova & Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis subsp. manshuricus V.Bork.
synonymRicinus communis subsp. mexicanus Popova
synonymRicinus communis subsp. persicus Popova
synonymRicinus communis subsp. ruderalis Popova & Moshkin, nom. illeg.
synonymRicinus communis subsp. sanguineus Popova
synonymRicinus communis subsp. scaber (Bertol. ex Moris) Nyman
synonymRicinus communis subsp. sinensis Hiltebr.
synonymRicinus communis subsp. sinensis Popova & Moshkin, nom. illeg.
synonymRicinus communis subsp. zanzibarinus Popova
synonymRicinus communis var. aegyptiaceus (Popova) Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. africanus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. amblyocalyx Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. americanus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. armatus (Andr.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. badius (Rchb.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. bailundensis J.M.Coult.
synonymRicinus communis var. benguelensis Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. borboniensis André
synonymRicinus communis var. brasiliensis Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. brevinodis Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. caesius Popova
synonymRicinus communis var. genuinus Müll.Arg., nom. inval.
synonymRicinus communis var. giganteus André
synonymRicinus communis var. glaucus Popova & Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. griseofolius Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. hybridus (Besser) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. indehiscens Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. inermis (Mill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
synonymRicinus communis var. japonicus Popova & Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. leucocarpus (Bertol.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. lividus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. macrocarpus T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis var. macrophyllus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. megalospermus (Delile) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. mexicanus (Popova) Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. microcarpus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. microspermus Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. minor Steud.
synonymRicinus communis var. nanus Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. purpurascens (Bertol.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. reichenbachianus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. rheedianus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. roseus Popova & Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. rubescens Herder
synonymRicinus communis var. rugosus Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. sanguineus Baill.
synonymRicinus communis var. speciosus (Burm.f.) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. spontaneus Popova & Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. subpurpurascens Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. typicus Fiori, nom. inval.
synonymRicinus communis var. undulatus (Besser) Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus communis var. vasconcellosii T.Carvalho
synonymRicinus communis var. violaceocaulis Moshkin
synonymRicinus communis var. virens Popova
synonymRicinus communis var. viridis Popova & Moshkin
synonymRicinus compactus Huber
synonymRicinus digitatus Noronha
synonymRicinus europaeus T.Nees
synonymRicinus gibsonii H.J.Veitch
synonymRicinus giganteus Pax & K.Hoffm.
synonymRicinus glaucus Hoffmanns.
synonymRicinus hybridus Besser
synonymRicinus inermis Mill.
synonymRicinus japonicus Thunb.
synonymRicinus krappa Steud.
synonymRicinus laevis DC.
synonymRicinus leucocarpus Bertol.
synonymRicinus lividus Jacq.
synonymRicinus macrocarpus Popova
synonymRicinus macrocarpus var. nudus Popova
synonymRicinus macrophyllus Bertol.
synonymRicinus medicus Forssk.
synonymRicinus medius J.F.Gmel.
synonymRicinus megalosperma Delile
synonymRicinus messeniacus Heldr.
synonymRicinus metallicus Pax & K.Hoffm.
synonymRicinus microcarpus Popova
synonymRicinus microcarpus var. atrovirens Popova
synonymRicinus microcarpus var. spontaneus Popova
synonymRicinus minor Mill.
synonymRicinus nanus Bald.
synonymRicinus obermannii Groenland
synonymRicinus peltatus Noronha
synonymRicinus perennis Steud.
synonymRicinus persicus Popova
synonymRicinus purpurascens Bertol.
synonymRicinus ruber Miq.
synonymRicinus rugosus Mill.
synonymRicinus rutilans Müll.Arg.
synonymRicinus sanguineus Groenland
synonymRicinus scaber Bertol. ex Moris
synonymRicinus speciosus Burm.f.
synonymRicinus spectabilis Blume
synonymRicinus tunisensis Desf.
synonymRicinus undulatus Besser
synonymRicinus urens Mill.
synonymRicinus viridis Willd.
synonymRicinus vulgaris Garsault, opus utique oppr.
synonymRicinus vulgaris Mill.
synonymRicinus zanzibarensis Auct.
synonymRicinus zanzibarinus Popova
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Era-gach
Bengali
  • Veranda
English
  • Castor
  • Castorbean
  • Castor oil plant
  • Krapata
  • Palma christi
  • Ricin
Hindi
  • Arandi अरंडी
Kannada
  • Oudla
Malayalam
  • Aavannakku
  • Amandam
  • Chittamankku
  • Chittavanakku
  • Erandam
  • Gandharvahastakam
  • Kottamaram
Manipuri
  • কেগে Kege
Other
  • Amanakku
  • Castor Bean
  • Castor Bean Plant
  • Castor Oil Plant
  • Chitthamanaku
  • Wonder Tree
Tamil
  • ஆமணக்கு Amanakku
  • விளக்கெண்ணை Vilakkennai Kottaimuttu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Shrub/Small tree
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Monoecious, branched glaucous shrubs. Leaves alternate, palmately 6-8-lobed, peltate, to 20 x 24 cm; lobes 9-15 x 3-6 cm, lanceolate, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate; petiole to 18 cm long. Flowers in terminal paniculate racemes, pale yellow; male flowers below, female ones above. Male flowers: perianth cupular, 3-5-lobed, c. 4 mm long, lanceolate; stamens many, filaments connate, repeatedly branched. Female flowers: tepals 5, subequal, c. 5 mm long, lanceolate; ovary globose, 3-locular, echinate; ovule 1-per locule; styles 3, papillose. Capsule 1.6-2 cm across, 3-lobed, prickly. Seeds oblong, smooth, marbled, carunculate.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: May-June
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Cultivated/ Naturalized, Native of Tropical America
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Cultivated, also runs wild
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              Native of Tropical Africa; now cultivated throughout tropics

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, Shimoga Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses
                  Medicinal
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Ricinus communis L., Sp. Pl. 1007. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 457. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1335(933). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 258. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 372. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 254. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 426. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 368. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 736. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 440. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 425. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 346. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 49. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 641. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 380. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 289. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 298. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 455. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 154. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 650. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 753. 2009.
                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Ricinus communis L., Sp. Pl. 1007. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 457. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1335(933). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 258. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 372. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 254. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 426. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 368. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 736. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 440. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 425. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 346. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 49. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 641. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 380. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 289. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 298. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 455. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 154. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 650. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 753. 2009.
                    2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

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                    📚 Meta data
                    No Data
                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                    OrderMalpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                    FamilyEuphorbiaceae
                    GenusRicinus
                    SpeciesRicinus communis L.
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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