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Family: Euphorbiaceae	Genus: Ricinus	Species: Ricinus communis Linn.( अरंडी )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Ricinus laevis DC., Ricinus japonicus Thunb., Cataputia major Ludw., Ricinus angulatus Thunb	Flower Color	Greenish
Common Name	Arandi	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Castor, Castor Oil Plant, Castor Bean	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Arandi	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	Upto 1400 M	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Capsules Subglobose, Prickly, 1.2-2.2 Cm Long; Seeds 3, Oblong, Smooth, Mottled, Carunculate
Habitat	Found In Roadsides, Waste Places	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	India,Africa	Bark Details	The Bark Is Light Brown Smooth
Distribution in Haryana	Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Sonepat	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Palmate
Description of Species	Evergreen, Glabrous Shrubs. Leaves Alternate, Peltate, Palmatifid, 15-30 Cm Long And Broad, Lobes Lanceolate, Crenate, Acute. Flowers Yellowish-green, In Terminal Subpanicled Racemes, 3-25 Cm Long, Male In Clusters, Of 3-25 Flowers In The Upper Region And Female 1 Flowered In The Lower Region. Male Flowers, Perianth Segments 5. Stamens Numerous. Female Flowers, Perianth Segments Spathaceous Or Divided 2-3 Lobes. Capsules Subglobose, Prickly, 1.2-2.2 Cm Long. Seeds 3, Oblong, Smooth, Mottled, Carunculate	Leaf Details	Leaves alternate, peltate, palmatifid, 15-30 cm long and broad, lobes lanceolate, crenate, acute

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