Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Castor Bean (Aamanakku)

Ricinus communis L. is an annual or perennial shrub belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. This plant being a native of Africa and India is widely distributed throughout the tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions of the world, very commonly found in fallow land, roadside, and compounds in rural and urban areas and also along seasonally dry rivers in altitudes between 400 and 2700 m. Leaves have long petiole and palm like lobed blades.

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