Ricinus

genus of plants
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q9069137
Ricinus
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Ricinus

Summary

Ricinus is a monotypic taxon[1]. Ricinus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ricinus's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Ricinus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ricinus belongs to the parent taxon Ricininae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ricinus is Ricinus[6].
  • Ricinus's Commons category is recorded as Ricinus[7].
  • Ricinus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ricinus[8].
  • Ricinus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 44(2)[9].
  • Ricinus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10479[10].
  • Ricinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ricinus'}[11].
  • Ricinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓖麻属'}[12].
  • Ricinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓖麻属'}[13].
  • Ricinus's homonymous taxon is recorded as Ricinus[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ricinus is Ricinus[6]. Ricinus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ricinus belongs to the parent taxon Ricininae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ricinus'}[11], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓖麻属'}[12], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓖麻属'}[13].

Identifiers

Ricinus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 56740[15]. Ricinus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3987[16]. Ricinus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3071267[17]. Ricinus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 28392[18].

Why It Matters

Ricinus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Ricinus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 44(2). wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 44(2)
    Homonymous taxon Ricinus
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