Ricinus communis, AAraujoM2874--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Apolobamba. E of Charazani. 16 Sep 06. 222.jpg
Ricinus communis, AAraujoM2874--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Apolobamba. E of Charazani. 16 Sep 06. 225.jpg
Ricinus communis, AAraujoM2874--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Apolobamba. E of Charazani. 16 Sep 06. 223.jpg
Ricinus communis, AAraujoM2874--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Apolobamba. E of Charazani. 16 Sep 06. 224.jpg
Native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia; introduced into 176 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Bautista Saavedra (Charazani)
-15.181944, -68.950278
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Madidi. Charazani-Camata, Bosque montano superior pluviestacional con Clethra cuneata, Hediosmum racemosum, Weinmania sp. Plantas secadas en campo.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Ricinus
Specific Epithet
communis
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 26.5
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.3
Global rank
#11,544 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
10%
