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Castor bean

Castor bean

The seed of the castor bean or castor oil plant, ricinus communis, which yields castor oil.


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Re: Identifying a flowering tree/plant

I would suggest you get rid of it. Castor bean is considered the most deadly of all natural poisons, ricin was extracted from castor beans for chemical ...

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by mikebeverly
Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:38 pm
 
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Re: Identifying a flowering tree/plant

... the seeds contain ricin, a deadly poison. http://home.howstuffworks.com/castor-bean.htm

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by JoshuaWalsh
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:19 am
 
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Topic: Identifying a flowering tree/plant
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