Euphorbiaceae

Ricinus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1007 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is NE. Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Kenya

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Botswana, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Central American Pacific Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, France, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Italy, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., Korea, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Pitcairn Is., Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, Selvagens, Senegal, Sicilia, Society Is., Socotra, South China Sea, South European Russia, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 11: 119 (1919).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 945

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 437 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl.: 1007 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 3(1): 321 (1880)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 435 (1754)
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 1016 (1866)
  • Pax in E.P. IV. 147(11): 119 (1919)
  • Prain in F.T.A. 6(1): 945 (1912)
  • Sp. Pl.: 1007 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lei, C.I. [882] K005539561 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005539557 Yes
Barter, C. [s.n.] Nigeria K005539681 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [421] K005539559 Yes
Holland, J.H. [129] Nigeria K005539683 Yes
Singh, V. [3080] K005539581 Yes
Henry, A. (Dr.) [46] K005539558 Yes
McClure, F.A. [CCC8915] K005539560 Yes
Thomas, N.W. (Mr) [504] Nigeria K005539685 Yes
Vogel, E. [53] Nigeria K005539684 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [711] K005539562 Yes
[R. Moori] [s.n.] Nigeria K005539682 Yes
Wallich Dr, Linn Soc Asia-Tropical K:SPC-66461.000 No

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0