Ricinocarpos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ricinocarpos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Ricinocarpeae
Subtribe:	Ricinocarpinae
Genus:	Ricinocarpos Desf.
Type species
Ricinocarpos pinifolius Desf.
Synonyms
Roeperia Spreng. Echinosphaera Sieber ex Steud.

Ricinocarpos is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1817. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.

Species

1. Ricinocarpos bowmanii F.Muell. - NSW
2. Ricinocarpos brevis R.J.F.Hend. & Mollemans - Windarling Range in WA
3. Ricinocarpos canianus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S Qld
4. Ricinocarpos crispatus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S Qld
5. Ricinocarpos cyanescens Muell.Arg. - SW WA
6. Ricinocarpos glaucus Endl. - SW WA
7. Ricinocarpos gloria-medii J.H.Willis - S NT
8. Ricinocarpos graniticus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - SW WA
9. Ricinocarpos ledifolius F.Muell. - NSW, Qld
10. Ricinocarpos linearifolius Halford & R.J.F.Hend - N NSW, Qld
11. Ricinocarpos marginatus (A.Cunn.) Benth. - N WA
12. Ricinocarpos megalocarpus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S WA
13. Ricinocarpos muricatus Muell.Arg. - S + W WA
14. Ricinocarpos oliganthus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - SW WA
15. Ricinocarpos pilifer Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S WA
16. Ricinocarpos pinifolius Desf. - NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas
17. Ricinocarpos psilocladus (Muell.Arg.) Benth. - SW WA
18. Ricinocarpos rosmarinifolius (A.Cunn.) Benth. - N WA
19. Ricinocarpos ruminatus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - Expedition Range
20. Ricinocarpos speciosus Muell.Arg. - N NSW, S Qld
21. Ricinocarpos stylosus Diels - S WA
22. Ricinocarpos trachyphyllus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - C NSW, S Qld
23. Ricinocarpos trichophorus Muell.Arg. - S WA
24. Ricinocarpos trichophyllus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N WA, N NT
25. Ricinocarpos tuberculatus Muell.Arg. - S WA
26. Ricinocarpos undulatus Lehm. - S WA
27. Ricinocarpos velutinus F.Muell. - S WA
28. Ricinocarpos verrucosus Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N Qld

formerly included

moved to Acalypha Baloghia Bertya

1. R. mitchellii - Bertya oleifolia
2. R. neocaledonicus - Baloghia neocaledonica
3. R. tasmanicus - Bertya tasmanica
4. R. villosus var. grandifolius - Acalypha villosa
5. R. villosus var. intermedius - Acalypha villosa