Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Malpighiales
Genus:
Species:
communis
ID:
297745

Status:
valid

Authors:
L.

Source:
wcs

Year:
1753

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl. : 1007 (1753)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000297077

Common Names

  • Castor Bean
  • Castor Oil Plant
  • Palma Christi

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Synonyms

  • Ricinus africanus Mill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus angulatus Thunb. [unknown]
  • Ricinus armatus Andrews [unknown]
  • Ricinus atropurpureus hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. [unknown]
  • Ricinus badius Rchb. [unknown]
  • Ricinus borboniensis hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. [unknown]
  • Ricinus cambodgensis Benary [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis aegyptiacus (G.Popova) Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis africanus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis amblyocalyx Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis americanus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis argentatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis argyratus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis armatus (Andrews) Steud. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atratus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atrobrunneatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atrofulvatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atrofuscatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atrophoeniceus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atropunicatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis atropurpureatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis avellanatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis badius (Rchb.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis bailundensis J.M.Coult. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis benguelensis Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis blumeanus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis brasiliensis Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis brevinodis Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis caesius Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis canatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis canescens T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis carneatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis cervatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis cinerascens T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis cinereatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis denudatus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis epiglaucus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis erythrocladus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis exiguus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis fulvatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis fumatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis fuscatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis gilvus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis glaucus G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis glaucus (Hoffmanns.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis gracilis Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis griseofolius Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis guttatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis hybridus (Besser) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis incarnatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis indehiscens Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis indicus G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis inermis (Mill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis inermis (Mill.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis intermedius Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis japonicus G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis laevis (DC.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis leucocarpus (Bertol.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis lividus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis macrocarpus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis macrophyllus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis maculatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis manshuricus V.Bork. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis marmoreatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis megalospermus (Delile) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis mexicanus (G.Popova) Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis mexicanus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis microcarpus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis microspermus Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis minor (Mill.) Steud. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis murinatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis nanus Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis nigellus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis nigrescens T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis niveatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis oblongus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis obscurus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis oligacanthus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis ostrinatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis pardalinus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis persicus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis picturatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis plumbeatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis pruinosus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis pullatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis punctatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis punctulatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis punicans T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis purpurascens (Bertol.) Pax [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis purpurascens (Bertol.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis radiatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis reichenbachianus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis rheedianus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis roseus G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis rufescens T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis rugosus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis russatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis rutilans Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis sanguineus Baill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis sanguineus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis scaber (Bertol. ex Moris) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis scriptus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis sinensis G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis sordidus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis speciosus (Burm.f.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis spontaneus G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis stigmosus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis striatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis subpurpurascens Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis subrotundus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis subviridus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis sulcatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis tigrinus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis umbrinus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis undulatus (Besser) Steud. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis vasconcellosii T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis venosus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis vinatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis violaceocaulis Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis virens Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis viridis G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis viridis (Willd.) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis zanzibarinus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis zebrinus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis zollingeri Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis zonatus T.Carvalho [unknown]
  • Ricinus compactus C.Huber [unknown]
  • Ricinus digitatus Noronha [unknown]
  • Ricinus europaeus T.Nees [unknown]
  • Ricinus gibsonii auct. [deprecated]
  • Ricinus giganteus hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. [unknown]
  • Ricinus glaucus Hoffmanns. [unknown]
  • Ricinus hybridus Besser [unknown]
  • Ricinus inermis Mill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus japonicus Thunb. [unknown]
  • Ricinus krappa Hort.Berol. ex Steud. [unknown]
  • Ricinus laevis DC. [unknown]
  • Ricinus leucocarpus Bertol. [unknown]
  • Ricinus lividus Jacq. [unknown]
  • Ricinus macrocarpus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus macrocarpus nudus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus macrophyllus Bertol. [unknown]
  • Ricinus medicus Forssk. [unknown]
  • Ricinus medius J.F.Gmel. [unknown]
  • Ricinus megalosperma Delile [unknown]
  • Ricinus messeniacus Heldr. [unknown]
  • Ricinus metallicus hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. [unknown]
  • Ricinus microcarpus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus microcarpus atrovirens Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus microcarpus spontaneus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus minor Mill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus nanus Balb. [unknown]
  • Ricinus obermannii Groenland [unknown]
  • Ricinus peltatus Noronha [unknown]
  • Ricinus perennis hort. ex Steud. [unknown]
  • Ricinus persicus Popova [unknown]
  • Ricinus purpurascens Bertol. [unknown]
  • Ricinus ruber Miq. [unknown]
  • Ricinus rugosus Mill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus rutilans Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus sanguineus hort. ex Groenland [unknown]
  • Ricinus scaber Bertol. ex Moris [unknown]
  • Ricinus speciosus Burm.f. [unknown]
  • Ricinus spectabilis Blume [unknown]
  • Ricinus tunisensis Desf. [unknown]
  • Ricinus undulatus Besser [unknown]
  • Ricinus urens Mill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus viridis Willd. [unknown]
  • Ricinus vulgaris Mill. [unknown]
  • Ricinus vulgaris Garsault [unknown]
  • Ricinus zanzibarensis auct. [deprecated]
  • Ricinus zanzibarinus Popova [unknown]
  • Cataputia major Ludw. [unknown]
  • Cataputia minor Ludw. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis americanus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis hybridus (Besser) Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis macrophyllus Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis subpurpurascens Müll.Arg. [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis africanus (Mill.) Nyman [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis scaber (Bertol. ex Moris) Nyman [unknown]
  • Croton spinosus L. [unknown]
  • Ricinus megalospermus Delile [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis communis [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis japonicus E.D.Popova & Moshkin [deprecated]
  • Ricinus communis ruderalis G.Popova & Moshkin [unknown]
  • Ricinus communis krappa Steud. [invalid]

Description

Ricinus communis (also called Castor Bean, among many other common names) is a shrub or small tree, up to 8 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 25 cm. It is native to Central and South America, and grows in tropical and subtropical moist forests.

Uses & Benefits

Ricinus communis is used for its ornamental value in gardens and as a cut flower.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Ricinus communis has white flowers with yellow anthers. The seeds are small, dark brown and oval-shaped. The seedlings have a single pair of oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Ricinus communis is a fast-growing annual plant that can reach up to 10 feet in height. It prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is usually done by seed in the spring or by cuttings in the summer.

Where to Find Ricinus communis

Ricinus communis can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Ricinus communis FAQ

What is the scientific name of Ricinus communis?

Ricinus communis

What is the common name of Ricinus communis?

Castor Bean

What is the natural habitat of Ricinus communis?

Ricinus communis is found in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean.

Species in the Ricinus genus

Species in the Euphorbiaceae family

Acalypha peckoltii, Acalypha peduncularis, Acalypha pendula, Acalypha perrieri, Acalypha persimilis, Acalypha peruviana, Acalypha pervilleana, Acalypha phleoides, Acalypha phyllonomifolia, Acalypha pilosa, Acalypha pippenii, Acalypha pittieri, Acalypha platyphylla, Acalypha pleiogyne, Acalypha plicata, Acalypha pohliana, Acalypha poiretii, Acalypha polymorpha, Acalypha polystachya, Acalypha portoricensis, Acalypha pruinosa, Acalypha pruriens, Acalypha pseudalopecuroides, Acalypha pseudovagans, Acalypha psilostachya, Acalypha pubiflora, Acalypha pulchrespicata, Acalypha punctata, Acalypha purpurascens, Acalypha purpusii, Acalypha pycnantha, Acalypha pygmaea, Acalypha radians, Acalypha radicans, Acalypha radinostachya, Acalypha radula, Acalypha radula, Acalypha rafaelensis, Acalypha raivavensis, Acalypha rapensis, Acalypha reflexa, Acalypha repanda, Acalypha retifera, Acalypha rhombifolia, Acalypha rhomboidea, Acalypha richardiana, Acalypha riedeliana, Acalypha rivularis, Acalypha rottleroides, Acalypha rubrinervis,

References