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Castor oil plant ( Mamona : Brazil)

Ricinus communis L

Photo by Rubens Araujo
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Description:

This seed was the best ammunition for my slingshot when I was child !!!!!
The oil produced by this plant can be use to produce biodiesel ....

Reference Links:

Castor oil plant, Mamona – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

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Comments (1)
Ava T-B
I appreciate your personal memories as well as the information about biodiesel, AND that you post pictures of all parts of the plant (seed pods, leaves) and add scale (your palm). To my mind, this is a perfect posting!
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2011

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