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Ricinus communis
castor bean
As recorded: Ricinus communis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Suzuki, M.; Uchiyama, H.; Tokelau, F.; Amone, O.; Satini, S.O. Amone →S. Satini →Masatomi Suzuki →F. Tokelau →H. Uchiyama →
- Collector number
- T00016
- Date
- December 1, 2000
- Locality
- Road between 'Ohonua and Tufuvai
- Island
- 'Eua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Suzuki, M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 2000, Suzuki, M.; Uchiyama, H.; Tokelau, F.; Amone, O.; Satini, S. also collected 12 other specimens.
Ricinus communis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53,665 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Case St, Helena-West Helena, AR, US
(c) Tommy Reed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ricinus communis. BISH 716977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350490. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716977.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350490 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026