Ricinus communis
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Ricinus
- Species
- Ricinus communis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ricinus communis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
214 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 5
- Cataputia majorName author: Ludw.
- Cataputia minorName author: Ludw.
- Croton spinosusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Ricinus africanusName author: Mill.
- Ricinus angulatusName author: Thunb.
- Ricinus armatusName author: Andrews
- Ricinus atropurpureusName author: hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Ricinus badiusName author: Rchb.
- Ricinus borboniensisName author: hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Ricinus cambodgensisName author: Benary
- Ricinus communis f. americanusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. argentatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. argyratusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atratusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atrobrunneatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atrofulvatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atrofuscatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atrophoeniceusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atropunicatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. atropurpureatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. avellanatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. blumeanusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. canatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. canescensName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. carneatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. cervatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. cinerascensName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. cinereatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. denudatusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. epiglaucusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. erythrocladusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. exiguusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. fulvatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. fumatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. fuscatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. gilvusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. glaucusName author: (Hoffmanns.) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. gracilisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. guttatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. hybridusName author: (Besser) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. incarnatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. inermisName author: (Mill.) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. intermediusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. laevisName author: (DC.) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. macrophyllusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis f. maculatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. marmoreatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. murinatusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. nigellusName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis f. nigrescensName author: T.Carvalho
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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