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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Ricinus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1007 (1753)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000033254.

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Synonyms of Ricinus

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Cataputia	Ludw.	Ectypa Veg 81. 1760.		wfo-4000006978

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ricinus:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Ricinus furfuraceus	Benth.	–	—	wfo-1200066621
Ricinus morifolius	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790)		wfo-0000297251
Ricinus pulchellus	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790)		wfo-0000297261