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Ricinus L.

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Ricinus L., Sp. Pl. 1007 (1753)
Ricinus L.
Names_Fungi record source Ricinus

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
1007
ICN
Ricinus L.
genus
Ricinus

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Ricinus

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Ricinus L.

Monoecious shrub or large herb; sap watery. Lvs alternate, stipulate, palmately lobed, serrate. ♂ and ♀ fls mixed in terminal panicles, often appearing axillary. ♂ fls: short-pedicellate; perianth herbaceous; segments 3-5, united in bud; filaments much-branched; anthers very numerous. ♀ fls: long-pedicellate; perianth membranous, soon deciduous; ovary 3-celled with a single ovule in each cell; styles 3, usually 2-fid. Fr. a 3-celled capsule; seeds smooth.

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Ricinus L.
Ricinus
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Ricinus L.
Euphorbiaceae
Ricinus L.
Ricinus L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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1 January 2000
4 September 2008
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