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Ricinus

Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae.

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Distribution and habitat

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Cultivation

Allergenicity and toxicity

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Ricinus

Nodes142
Edges141
Triples53
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014085
Components1

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Ricinus

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related to Other uses · 12
Ricinus → Acarina, Assam, Bodo, Bodoland, Diptera, Extract, Haemaphysalis, Hippobosca, Hippoboscidae, India, Ixodidae, Members
related to Ecology · 11
Ricinus → Achaea, After, Ariadne, Discestra, Each, Evarcha, Hypercompe, It, Lepidoptera, Samia, They
related to External links · 10
Ricinus → Archived, Cornell UniversityRicinus, December, Flowers, Israel, IsraelCastor, Purdue UniversityCastor, Purdue UniversityRicinus, Wayback Machine, Wildflowers
related to Etymology · 6
Ricinus → Carl Linnaeus, Christ, It, Latin, Palma Christi, The
related to Allergenicity and toxicity · 5
Ricinus → Hevea, OPALS, People, The, They
related to Chemistry · 4
Ricinus → Compounds, Crude, Partitioned, Three
related to Description · 4
Ricinus → In, It, Plants, The

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castor oil plant seed leaves also communis used seeds ricin use beans bean species india flowers varieties young green uses

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aphidsinstance ofThe toxin provides the castor oil plant with some degree of natural protection from insect pests0.80text
Ricinusrelated to Allergenicity and toxicityOPALS0.60section
Ricinusrelated to Allergenicity and toxicityThe0.60section
Ricinusrelated to Allergenicity and toxicityPeople0.60section
Ricinusrelated to Allergenicity and toxicityThey0.60section
Ricinusrelated to Allergenicity and toxicityHevea0.60section
Ricinusrelated to ChemistryThree0.60section
Ricinusrelated to ChemistryCompounds0.60section
Ricinusrelated to ChemistryPartitioned0.60section
Ricinusrelated to ChemistryCrude0.60section
Ricinusrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Ricinusrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section

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