Ricinocarpos

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Ricinocarpeae
Genus: Ricinocarpos
Species: R. bowmanii – R. brevis – R. canianus – R. crispatus – R. cyanescens – R. glaucus – R. gloria-medii – R. graniticus – R. ledifolius – R. linearifolius – R. marginatus – R. megalocarpus – R. muricatus – R. oliganthus – R. pilifer – R. pinifolius – R. psilocladus – R. rosmarinifolius – R. ruminatus – R. speciosus – R. stylosus – R. trachyphyllus – R. trichophorus – R. trichophyllus – R. tuberculatus – R. undulatus – R. velutinus – R. verrucosus
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ricinocarpos in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page.

Name

Ricinocarpos Desf., 1865

Type species: Ricinocarpos pinifolius Desf.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Roeperia Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 13, 147 (1826).
Echinosphaera Sieber ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 538 (1840).

References
Primary references

Desfontaines, R.L., 1817. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 3: 459.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ricinocarpos in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ricinocarpos. Published online. Accessed: Jun 18 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ricinocarpos in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ricinocarpos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ricinocarpos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Ricinocarpos is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1817.[1][3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[2][4][5]

Species[2]

Ricinocarpos bowmanii F.Muell. - NSW
Ricinocarpos brevis R.J.F.Hend. & Mollemans - Windarling Range in WA
Ricinocarpos canianus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S Qld
Ricinocarpos crispatus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S Qld
Ricinocarpos cyanescens Muell.Arg. - SW WA
Ricinocarpos glaucus Endl. - SW WA
Ricinocarpos gloria-medii J.H.Willis - S NT
Ricinocarpos graniticus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - SW WA
Ricinocarpos ledifolius F.Muell. - NSW, Qld
Ricinocarpos linearifolius Halford & R.J.F.Hend - N NSW, Qld
Ricinocarpos marginatus (A.Cunn.) Benth. - N WA
Ricinocarpos megalocarpus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S WA
Ricinocarpos muricatus Muell.Arg. - S + W WA
Ricinocarpos oliganthus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - SW WA
Ricinocarpos pilifer Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S WA
Ricinocarpos pinifolius Desf. - NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas
Ricinocarpos psilocladus (Muell.Arg.) Benth. - SW WA
Ricinocarpos rosmarinifolius (A.Cunn.) Benth. - N WA
Ricinocarpos ruminatus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - Expedition Range
Ricinocarpos speciosus Muell.Arg. - N NSW, S Qld
Ricinocarpos stylosus Diels - S WA
Ricinocarpos trachyphyllus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - C NSW, S Qld
Ricinocarpos trichophorus Muell.Arg. - S WA
Ricinocarpos trichophyllus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N WA, N NT
Ricinocarpos tuberculatus Muell.Arg. - S WA
Ricinocarpos undulatus Lehm. - S WA
Ricinocarpos velutinus F.Muell. - S WA
Ricinocarpos verrucosus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N Qld

formerly included[2]

moved to Acalypha Baloghia Bertya

R. mitchellii - Bertya oleifolia
R. neocaledonicus - Baloghia neocaledonica
R. tasmanicus - Bertya tasmanica
R. villosus var. grandifolius - Acalypha villosa
R. villosus var. intermedius - Acalypha villosa

References

Tropicos, Ricinocarpos Desf.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1817. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 3: 459-461 in Latin with French translation, plus line drawing
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Halford, D.A. & Henderson, J.F. (2007). A taxonomic revision of Ricinocarpos Desf. (Euphorbiaceae: Ricinocarpeae, Ricinocarpinae). Austrobaileya 7: 387-449.

FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: Ricinocarpos
PlantNET: Flora of New South Wales Online: Ricinocarpos