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.
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- Ricinus communis var. roseusName author: G.Popova & Moshkin
- Ricinus communis var. rubescensName author: Herder
- Ricinus communis var. rugosusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis var. sanguineusName author: Baill.
- Ricinus communis var. speciosusName author: (Burm.f.) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis var. spontaneusName author: G.Popova & Moshkin
- Ricinus communis var. subpurpurascensName author: Müll.Arg.
- Ricinus communis var. typicusName author: Fiori
- Ricinus communis var. undulatusName author: (Besser) Steud.
- Ricinus communis var. vasconcellosiiName author: T.Carvalho
- Ricinus communis var. violaceocaulisName author: Moshkin
- Ricinus communis var. virensName author: Popova
- Ricinus communis var. viridisName author: G.Popova & Moshkin
- Ricinus compactusName author: C.Huber
- Ricinus digitatusName author: Noronha
- Ricinus europaeusName author: T.Nees
- Ricinus gibsoniiName author: H.J.Veitch
- Ricinus giganteusName author: hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Ricinus glaucusName author: Hoffmanns.
- Ricinus hybridusName author: Besser
- Ricinus inermisName author: Mill.
- Ricinus japonicusName author: Thunb.
- Ricinus krappaName author: Hort.Berol. ex Steud.
- Ricinus laevisName author: DC.
- Ricinus leucocarpusName author: Bertol.
- Ricinus lividusName author: Jacq.
- Ricinus macrocarpusName author: Popova
- Ricinus macrocarpus prol. indicusName author: Popova
- Ricinus macrocarpus prol. japonicusName author: Popova
- Ricinus macrocarpus prol. sanguineusName author: Popova
- Ricinus macrocarpus var. nudusName author: Popova
- Ricinus macrophyllusName author: Bertol.
- Ricinus medicusName author: Forssk.
- Ricinus mediusName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Ricinus megalospermaName author: Delile
- Ricinus megalospermusName author: Delile
- Ricinus messeniacusName author: Heldr.
- Ricinus metallicusName author: hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Ricinus microcarpusName author: Popova
- Ricinus microcarpus prol. aegypticusName author: Popova
- Ricinus microcarpus prol. indostanicusName author: Popova
- Ricinus microcarpus var. atrovirensName author: Popova
- Ricinus microcarpus var. spontaneusName author: Popova
- Ricinus minorName author: Mill.
- Ricinus nanusName author: Balb.
- Ricinus obermanniiName author: Groenland
- Ricinus peltatusName author: Noronha
- Ricinus perennisName author: hort. ex Steud.
- Ricinus persicusName author: Popova
- Ricinus purpurascensName author: Bertol.
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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