Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malpighiales Martius
Family
Euphorbiaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ricinus L., Sp. Pl. 1007 (1753)
 Description

Monoecious shrub or large herb; sap watery. Lvs alternate, stipulate, palmately lobed, serrate. ♂ and ♀ fls mixed in terminal panicles, often appearing axillary. ♂ fls: short-pedicellate; perianth herbaceous; segments 3–5, united in bud; filaments much-branched; anthers very numerous. ♀ fls: long-pedicellate; perianth membranous, soon deciduous; ovary 3-celled with a single ovule in each cell; styles 3, usually 2-fid. Fr. a 3-celled capsule; seeds smooth.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Ricinus L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.