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December 2022

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Ricinus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1007 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000033254.

Literature

Statistics

StatusTotal%
◼︎ synonym 5495%
◼︎ unplaced 24%
◼︎ accepted 12%
Total57

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Synonyms of Ricinus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cataputia Ludw. Ectypa Veg 81. 1760. wfo-4000006978

Species in Ricinus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ricinus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus communis var. borboniensis André Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 206. 1866 wfo-1200020098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus communis var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 1019. 1866 wfo-1200020153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus communis var. giganteus André Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 206. 1866 wfo-1200020129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus communis var. rubescens Herder Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1868: 91. 1869 wfo-1200020058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus communis var. typicus Fiori Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 292. 1901 wfo-1200020175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus morifolius Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790) wfo-0000297251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ricinus pulchellus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790) wfo-0000297261