Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonym: Ricinus communis var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
Vernacular name: Aavannakku, Amandam, Erandam, Gandharvahastakam, Kottamaram
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Cultivated, also runs wild
Distribution: Now cultivated throughout tropics
Flowering and Fruiting: May-June
Key identification features: Monoecious, branched glaucous shrubs. Leaves alternate, palmately lobed, peltate; Flowers in terminal paniculate racemes, pale yellow; Capsule prickly, 3-lobed. Seeds oblong, smooth, marbled, carunculate.
Uses:
They exhibit anticonceptive, antidiabetic antifertility
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, insecticidal
and wound-healing activities.
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