Ricinus communis L. (Latin name: Ricinus communis L.), for the dicotyledonous plant order, Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, castor annual or perennial herbaceous plants, the tropics or the southern region is often into perennial shrubs or small trees. Single leaves alternate, leaf blade peltate-orbicular. Palmatifid to less than half of the leaf blade, panicles opposite and terminal to the leaves, male flowers borne in the lower part, female flowers borne in the upper part; petals sexually homogamous, without petals; stamens numerous, filaments much branched; styles, deep red. Capsule globose, with soft spines, dehiscent at maturity. Fl. May-Aug, fr. July-Oct.
Chinese name
Ricinus communis L.
Latin name
Ricinus communis L.
Alias
Marijuana seed, old hemp, grass hemp
Biomedicine
Ricinus communis
Boundary
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Organism
Dicotyledons
Subclass
Primitive Perianth Subclass
Order
Organism of the Macrocephala
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Subfamily of Iron Amaranthine
Clade
Iron Amaranthus
Genus
Ricinus communis
Species
Ricinus communis
Region of Distribution
Originally found in northeastern Africa, in either Kenya or Somalia, and widely distributed throughout the tropics of the world.