Castor bean
Seeds of the castor are very poisonous.
Names
Scientific
Ricinus communis
English
Castor
Castor bean
Castor oil plant
Dutch
Wonderboom
Wonderboon
Spanish
Ricino
French
Ricin
Ricin commun
German
Christuspalme
Hundsbaum
Kreuzbaum
Läusebaum
Rizinus
Wunderbaum
Italian
Ricino
Taxonomy
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Ricinus
Species
Ricinus communis (Castor bean)
Crop categories
Arid crops
Medicinal plants
Minor crops
Ornamental plants
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetable oils