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Ricinus communis

Linnaeus
Tracheophyta » Malpighiales » Euphorbiaceae » Ricinus communis
Common name (English)
Castor bean
Common name (Greek)
Κουρτουνιά
Ηabitat
C2 Running waters
F7 Spiny Mediterranean
H5 Miscellaneous unvegetated
X10 Mixed landscapes
X21 Archaeological
Global distribution

Alabama 27 1; Alabama 1530 0; Algeria 30 1; Algeria 199 0; Andaman Is. 34 1; Andaman Is. 231 0; Angola 36 1; Angola 85 0; Argentina Northeast 87 0; Argentina Northwest 175 0; Arkansas 39 1; Arkansas 1529 0; Aruba 40 1; Aruba 1598 0; Ascension 41 1; Ascension 1755 0; Assam 44 1; Assam 236 0; Bahamas 54 1; Bahamas 164 0; Bangladesh 56 1; Bangladesh 234 0; Belize 68 1; Belize 202 0; Benin 57 1; Benin 191 0; Bermuda 58 1; Bermuda 220 0; Bismarck Archipelago 61 1; Bismarck Archipelago 1648 0; Brazil West-Central 201 0; Burkina 62 1; Burkina 235 0; Burundi 79 1; Burundi 31 0; California 111 1; California 1527 0; Cambodia 113 1; Cambodia 91 0; Canary Is. 168 1; Canary Is. 197 0; Caprivi Strip 182 1; Caprivi Strip 95 0; Cayman Is. 112 1; Cayman Is. 1600 0; Central African Repu 17 0; Central American Pac 1992 0; Chad 115 1; Chad 102 0; Chagos Archipelago 114 1; Chagos Archipelago 222 0; Chile Central 1744 0; Chile North 1743 0; Christmas I. 595 1; Christmas I. 1993 0; Cocos (Keeling) Is. 1809 0; Colombia 159 1; Colombia 177 0; Cook Is. 173 1; Cook Is. 1693 0; Costa Rica 175 1; Costa Rica 81 0; Cuba 188 1; Cuba 83 0; Djibouti 195 1; Djibouti 108 0; Dominican Republic 196 1; Dominican Republic 159 0; East Aegean Is. 198 1; East Aegean Is. 1986 0; East Himalaya 246 0; Easter Is. 199 1; Easter Is. 1738 0; Egypt 201 1; Egypt 1757 0; El Salvador 206 1; El Salvador 203 0; Eritrea 208 1; Eritrea 109 0; Ethiopia 209 1; Ethiopia 21 0; Fiji 211 1; Fiji 1694 0; Gabon 219 1; Gabon 244 0; Gambia 242 0; Gilbert Is. 229 1; Gilbert Is. 1990 0; Greece 233 1; Greece 355 0; Guinea 238 1; Guinea 25 0; Guinea-Bissau 230 1; Guinea-Bissau 193 0; Gulf States 195 0; Gulf of Guinea Is. 243 0; Haiti 240 1; Haiti 160 0; Honduras 247 1; Honduras 158 0; Illinois 251 1; Illinois 1531 0; India 111 0; Italy 285 1; Italy 357 0; Jamaica 289 1; Jamaica 162 0; Juan Fernndez Is. 1988 0; Kazan-retto 312 1; Kazan-retto 76 0; Kenya 300 1; Kenya 20 0; Kermadec Is. 301 1; Kermadec Is. 1737 0; Korea 1753 0; Leeward Is. 165 0; Libya 318 1; Libya 1756 0; Madeira 346 1; Madeira 359 0; Maldives 347 1; Maldives 1995 0; Mali 350 1; Mali 239 0; Marquesas 363 1; Marquesas 1594 0; Mauritania 368 1; Mauritania 100 0; Mexico Central 170 0; Mexico Gulf 171 0; Mexico Northeast 151 0; Mexico Northwest 152 0; Mexico Southeast 161 0; Mexico Southwest 157 0; Morocco 357 1; Morocco 198 0; Mozambique Channel I 1989 0; Namibia 405 1; Namibia 96 0; Nauru 434 1; Nauru 1740 0; Netherlands Antilles 1602 0; New Caledonia 441 1; New Caledonia 169 0; New South Wales 437 1; New South Wales 71 0; New Zealand North 449 1; New Zealand North 1503 0; Nicaragua 429 1; Nicaragua 82 0; Nicobar Is. 409 1; Nicobar Is. 1651 0; Niue 439 1; Niue 1741 0; Norfolk Is. 1746 0; Ogasawara-shoto 452 1; Ogasawara-shoto 75 0; Oman 455 1; Oman 115 0; Pakistan 458 1; Pakistan 110 0; Paraguay 462 1; Paraguay 70 0; Pitcairn Is. 468 1; Pitcairn Is. 2001 0; Portugal 470 1; Portugal 1581 0; Puerto Rico 472 1; Puerto Rico 163 0; Queensland 474 1; Queensland 72 0; Rwanda 485 1; Rwanda 117 0; Selvagens 498 1; Selvagens 1997 0; Senegal 499 1; Senegal 98 0; Sicilia 503 1; Sicilia 1592 0; Society Is. 493 1; Society Is. 1640 0; Socotra 507 1; Socotra 1750 0; Somalia 510 1; Somalia 112 0; Southwest Caribbean 1603 0; Spain 513 1; Spain 257 0; Sri Lanka 514 1; Sri Lanka 232 0; St.Helena 516 1; St.Helena 1748 0; Sudan 517 1; Sudan 116 0; Sulawesi 518 1; Sulawesi 180 0; Tennessee 540 1; Tennessee 1553 0; Thailand 542 1; Thailand 90 0; Togo 544 1; Togo 192 0; Tonga 548 1; Tonga 1641 0; Trinidad-Tobago 549 1; Trinidad-Tobago 173 0; Tuamotu 550 1; Tuamotu 1735 0; Tubuai Is. 551 1; Tubuai Is. 1720 0; Tunisia 553 1; Tunisia 200 0; Uruguay 565 1; Uruguay 88 0; Venezuela 569 1; Venezuela 80 0; Venezuelan Antilles 573 1; Venezuelan Antilles 1601 0; Wallis-Futuna Is. 576 1; Wallis-Futuna Is. 226 0; West Himalaya 227 0; Western Sahara 591 1; Western Sahara 1765 0; Windward Is. 221 0; Zare 29 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized invasive. Waste land, banks of dried-up streams, abandoned gardens; naturalised, sea-level to 500' - records in all divisions including Limassol in Division 3.

An adventive species, occuring on wasteland in all districts of the island (Tsintides et al. 2002).

First detection year
1816
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

Cultivated in Cyprus since ancient times (Georgiades 1995).

References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol 2.

Slavík B, Jarolímová V, Chrtek J (1993) Chromosome counts of some plants from Cyprus. Candollea 48: 221-230.

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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