. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 9. RICINUS [Tourn.] L. Sp. PI. 1007. 1753. .\ tall stout monoecious herb, glabrous and glaucous, with alternate large peltate pal- mately-lobed petioled leaves, and numerous small apetalous greenish flowers in terminal racemes, the pistillate above the staminate. Staminate flowers with a 3-5-parted , the segments valvate, and numerous crowded stamens; filaments repeate
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 9. RICINUS [Tourn.] L. Sp. PI. 1007. 1753. .\ tall stout monoecious herb, glabrous and glaucous, with alternate large peltate pal- mately-lobed petioled leaves, and numerous small apetalous greenish flowers in terminal racemes, the pistillate above the staminate. Staminate flowers with a 3-5-parted , the segments valvate, and numerous crowded stamens; filaments repeatedly branched. Pistillate flowers with a caducous calyx, a 3-celled, 3-ovuled ovary, the 3 red styles united at the base, 2-cIeft. Capsule subglobose, or oval, smooth or spiny, separating into 3 2-valved carpels. Seeds ovoid or oblong, usually mottled. Embryo straight. Endosperm fleshy and oily. [The Latin name of the plant.] .\ monotypic genus of the warmer parts of Africa and Asia.
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