Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Ricinus | Species: Ricinus communis Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ricinus angulatus Thunb., Croton spinosus L. |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Castor, Arandi | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Castor Oil Plant, Palma Christi, Krapata, Castorbean, Ricin | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kege | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 1.6-2 cm across, 3-lobed, prickly seeds oblong, smooth, marbled, carunculate |
| Habitat | Cultivated, Also Runs Wild | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Probably native to Africa, Castorbean has been introduced and is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world | Bark Details | Bark is light brown smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree 10–13 m tall in the tropics with the stem 7.5–15 cm in diam., but usually behaves as an annual in the temperate regions 1–3 m tall | Leaf Details | Leaves palmately 6-8-lobed, peltate to 20 X 24 cm; lobes 9-15 X 3-6 cm, lanceolate, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate; petiole to 18 cm long |
