enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ricinus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricinus

    Ricinus communis, the castor bean [1] or castor oil plant, [2] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus , Ricinus , and subtribe , Ricininae .

  3. Castor oil - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil

    Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. [1] The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. [2] It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C (595 °F) and its density is 0.961 g/cm 3. [3]

  4. Kalopanax - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalopanax

    Kalopanax septemlobus, common names castor aralia, tree aralia, [1] and prickly castor oil tree, [2] is a deciduous tree in the family Araliaceae, the sole species in the genus Kalopanax. It is native to northeastern Asia , from Sakhalin and Japan west to southwestern China .

  5. How to Grow a Lemon Tree in a Pot: 12 Expert Tips for Success

    www.aol.com/grow-lemon-tree-pot-12-205500130.html

    A citrus tree expert reveals how to grow a lemon tree in a pot, including getting the plant to produce fruit. Ted Betz Growing lemons in a container is easier than you may believe.

  6. Ricin - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin

    Ricin (/ ˈ r aɪ s ɪ n / RY-sin) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.The median lethal dose (LD 50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body weight via intraperitoneal injection.

  7. Tree planting - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_planting

    Tree planting is grounded in forest science and, if performed properly, can result in the successful regeneration of a deforested area. However a planted forest rarely replicates the biodiversity and complexity of a natural forest. [1] Because trees remove carbon dioxide from the air as they grow, tree planting can be used to help limit climate ...

  8. Fatsia japonica - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatsia_japonica

    It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1–5 m (3 ft 3 in – 16 ft 5 in) tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems. [3] The leaves are spirally-arranged, large, 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) in width and on a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7–9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf; the lobes are edged with coarse, blunt teeth.

  9. Seed - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed

    Seeds are the source of some medicines including castor oil, tea tree oil and the quack cancer drug Laetrile. Many seeds have been used as beads in necklaces and rosaries including Job's tears, Chinaberry, rosary pea, and castor bean. However, the latter three are also poisonous. Other seed uses include: Seeds once used as weights for balances.