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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. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using modern genetic tools. [3]
Olsen insisted that his research was for a Boy Scout project, but did not say more. Further investigation of his office produced test tubes, castor beans, glass jars, and approximately 1 gram of ricin. [4] In July 2003 Olsen was convicted of possessing a chemical weapon and possessing a biological weapon.
Swallowing castor beans rarely proves to be fatal unless the bean is thoroughly chewed. The survival rate of castor bean ingestion is 98%. [9] In 2013 a 37-year-old woman in the United States survived after ingesting 30 beans. [41] In another case, a man ingested 200 castor beans mixed with juice in a blender and survived. [42]
Bacillus gibsonii is a facultative anaerobe bacterium. [1] It is a gram positive , alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore -forming bacteria. This species has been recently transferred into the genus Alkalihalobacillus . [ 2 ]
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]
Aspidopterys cordata (Malpighiaceae). The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest orders of flowering plants.The order is very diverse, with well-known members including willows, violets, aspens and poplars, poinsettia, corpse flower, coca plant, cassava, flaxseed, castor bean, Saint John's wort, passionfruit, mangosteen, and manchineel tree.
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Trialeurodes ricini (castor bean whitefly) Trichomyrmex destructor (destructive trailing ant) Vespula germanica (European wasp) Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant) Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer) Xyleborus perforans (island pinhole borer) Xylosandrus compactus (black twig borer)