castor bean

Ricinus communis

Summary 2

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. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using modern genetic tools. It reproduces with a mixed pollination system which favors selfing by geitonogamy but at the same time can be an out-crosse

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  1. (c) Vilseskogen, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Vilseskogen, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vilseskogen/16855353089/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricinus_communis

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