Ricinus communis L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part R), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 785-805 : 796

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Ricinus communis Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 1007. 1753.

"Habitat in India utraque, Africa, Europa australi." RCN: 7298.

Lectotype (Seegeler, Oil Pl. Ethiopia: 212. 1983): Herb. Clifford: 450, Ricinus 1 (BM-000647441) .

Generitype of Ricinus Linnaeus.

Current name: Ricinus communis L. ( Euphorbiaceae ).

Note: Fawcett & Rendle (Fl. Jamaica 4: 307. 1920) indicated 1142.1 (LINN) as type but this was a post-1753 addition to the collection, from Brander, and not original material for the name.