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Ricinus communis
(Euphorbiaceae)
castor bean, castor-oil plant

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Species description or overview

Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Ricinus communis information from PIER
Information on Ricinus communis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ricinus communis
Nomenclatural information about Ricinus communis is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Ricinus communis
Nomenclatural information about Ricinus communis is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ricinus communis
Nomenclatural information about Ricinus communis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ricinus communis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Images of Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) (castor bean)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) (castor bean) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Ricinus communis
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script SHF.SSL on 4/27/2006.

Ricinus communis images from PIER
Images of Ricinus communis provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Herbarium specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Ricinus communis from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Ricinus communis from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Ricinus communis
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script SHF.SSL on 4/27/2006.

Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ricinus communis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

References for Ricinus communis  new posting 
Bibliographic references for Ricinus communis are provided by HEAR.

Other resources

Ricinus communis (castorbean) as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Information about Pinus taeda as an invasive species is provided by The Nature Conservancy.

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