Characteristics
Dicots
Ricinus communis L.
CASTORBEAN
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This species contains the deadly toxin ricin, a ribosome inactivating protein (Olnes 2004; Lapadula & Ayub 2017).
Not Native
FACU (NWPL)
FISC(II)
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Classification
Citation
RICINUS COMMUNIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1007. 1753.
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Without data, Herb. Clifford 450(Ricinus 1) (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Seegeler, Oil Pl. Ethiopia 212. 1982.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Brevard
USF
Broward
USF
Collier
PIHG
DeSoto
PIHG
Escambia
UWFP
Flagler
PIHG
Franklin
FSU
Gilchrist
USF
Glades
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Croton spinosus
Croton spinosus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1005. 1753.
TYPE: INDIA:
Ricinus africanus
Ricinus africanus Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 565. 1805, non Miller 1768.
TYPE: Cult. at Berlin, without data (holotype: B-W).
Ricinus africanus
Ricinus africanus Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.
Ricinus americanums
Ricinus americanus Miller, Gard. Dict., ed 8. 1768.
Ricinus angulatus
Ricinus angulatus Thunberg, Ricin. 4, 6. 1815.
Ricinus armatus
Ricinus armatus Andrews, Bot. Repos. 6: t. 430. 1805.
Ricinus badius
Ricinus badius Reichenbach, Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 2: 21. 1829.
Ricinus cambodgensis
Ricinus cambodgensis Benary, Gartenflora 36: 102. 1887.
Ricinus communis [unranked] persicus
Ricinus communis Linnaeus, [unranked] persicus Popova, in Vavilov et al., Kulturnaya Fl. SSR 7: 289. 1941.
Ricinus communis forma americanus
Ricinus communis Linnaeus, forma americanus Müller Argoviensis, in de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1017. 1866.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte Par., Comerío Mun., Gilchrist, Glades, Greenville, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, New Orleans Par., Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Riley, San Baltazar Chichicapan Mun., Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie, Stokes, Tlacotepec de Benito Juárez Mun., Volusia
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1919 - 2018
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State
County
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Collector & Collection No
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