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Ricinus communis L.

Castor-bean Tree; Palma Christa

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Ricinusbaum
English Castor-bean Tree; Palma Christa
Français Arbre de Ricin
Italiano Ricinusbaum
Suomi Ricinusbaum
Norsk Ricinusbaum
Čeština Ricinusbaum
Español Arbol de Ricino
Svenska Ricinusbaum
Polski Ricinusbaum
Український Ricinusbaum
Român Ricinusbaum
Русский Ricinusbaum
Български Ricinusbaum
EESTI Ricinusbaum
日本語 Ricinusbaum
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

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

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Ricinus
Species communis
Author citation L.
Scientific name Ricinus communis L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Castor-bean Tree;  Palma Christa

Hough