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Ricinus

Part of
Euphorbiaceae

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  • Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis): flowering and fruiting stem, leaf and fruit sections. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
  • An American castor-bean plant (Ricinus americanus). Drawing by Thomas Malie, ca. 1730.

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    An American castor-bean plant (Ricinus americanus). Drawing by Thomas Malie, ca. 1730.

    Malie, Thomas, approximately 1700-approximately 1789. | Reference: 11919i
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    Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis): flowering and fruiting stem, leaf and fruit sections. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

    Burnett, M. A., active 1850. | Date: [1847] | Reference: 23822i

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