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Ricinus communis
As recorded: Ricinus communis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 16267
- Date
- August 15, 1934
- Locality
- Mataura
- Island
- Tubuai
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum
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Acrostichum aureum
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Ageratum conyzoides
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Alternanthera ficoidea
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Angelonia biflora
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Bidens pilosa
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Bidens pilosa
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Brassica oleracea
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Canavalia sericea
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chrysanthemum morifolium
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Chrysopogon zizanioides
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Cladium mariscus
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Cladium mariscus
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Coleus scutellarioides
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Crotalaria pallida
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyperus javanicus
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Dianthus barbatus
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Elephantopus mollis
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Ricinus communis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53,653 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Rowland Heights
(c) jcrone34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Sunland, Los Angeles, CA 91040, USA
(c) Elizabeth Lockhart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Santa Barbara, CA, US
(c) jassmineenamorado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Los Angeles, CA, US
(c) Peggy Wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Avalon Blvd, Carson, CA, US
(c) ssali_kanyama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
NW Haulover Rd, Titusville, FL, US
(c) Gavin Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ricinus communis. BISH 405448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956267985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405448.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956267985 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026