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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | © A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Ricinus (family Euphorbiaceae) A monotypic genus, R. communis, the castor-oil plant, a treelet of Africa now widely naturalized elsewhere. The seeds are poisonous but contain a valuable oil.

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