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*Ricinus Linnaeus. Common name: Castor-bean.
A monotypic genus, a shrub or tree, native to w. Africa, now pantropical.
References: Gillespie (2016a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); Webster (2014) In Kubitzki (2014). Show full citations.
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