Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae) - Ricino - Castor-oil plant

Ricinus communis L. Sp. Pl. ed. 1 1007 (1753)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Ricinus communis L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Ricinus communis L.
Distribuzione in Europa

Ricinus communis L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Rosidae
Order / Ordine: Euphorbiales
Family / Famiglia: Euphorbiaceae

Genus / Genere: Ricinus

Species / Specie

Ricinus communis L.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Ricino

English name: Castor-oil plant
US name: Castorbean
French name: ricin
German name: Rizinus
Spanish name: higuerilla
Portuguese name: rícino

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: VII-X
Tipo corologico: Paleotrop.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/300 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi: -

Images / Immagini

Ricinus communis L.

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Ricinus communis L.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 461.

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Ricinus communis L.

Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de

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Ricinus communis L.
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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Euphorbiaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti