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Ricinus

species of plant, Castor oil plant
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Summary

Ricinus is a taxon[1]. Ricinus has Wikipedia articles in 100 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Poisonous Plant of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Ricinus[5]
  • Taxon name: Ricinus communis[6]
  • Subclass of: poisonous plant[7], useful plant[8], annual plant[9], Euphorbiaceae[10]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[11], food[12], fiber[13]
  • Commons category: Ricinus communis[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Castor oil plant[15]
  • Commons gallery: Ricinus communis[16]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[17], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[18]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 44(2)[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Ботанический словарь[24], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[25], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[26]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=31896[27]
  • This taxon is source of: castor bean[28], castor oil[29], ricin[30]
  • Short name: R. communis[31]
  • Taxon common name: trogenllys[32], castorbean[33], клещевина[34], خروع[35], Gənəgərçək[36], Рицин[37], Ricí[38], skočec obecný[39], Wunderbaum[40], Castor oil plant[41], (Ordinara) ricino[42], Ricino[43], Ricin commun[44], Zirman[45]

Why It Matters

Ricinus is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Ricinus receive?

Honors received include Poisonous Plant of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . hamburg.de. Retrieved . hamburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vascan id → 34144
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  2. 13d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 103
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  3. 25d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → ricinus-communis
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  7. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tennessee-kentucky plant atlas id → 931
    Taxon range → Shanghai, Beijing, People's Republic of China +12
    Nt flora id → 2092
    Babelnet id → 00016574n
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