What is Castor oil plant?
{{Taxobox | name = Castor oil plant | image = Ricinus_communis.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Castor bean | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | phylum = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malpighiales]] | familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Acalyphoideae]] | tribus = [[Acalypheae]] | subtribus = '''Ricininae''' | genus = '''''Ricinus''''' | species = '''''R. communis''''' | binomial = ''Ricinus communis'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} The '''castor oil plant''' (''Ricinus communis''), is a [[plant]] [[species]] of the [[Euphorbiaceae]], the sole member of the [[genus]] '''''Ricinus''''' and of the subtribe '''Ricininae'''. Its [[seed]] is the [[castor bean]] which is not a true [[bean]]. The castor oil plant is used as an [[ornament]]al plant in [[garden]]s and to create [[Castor oil]]. Its [[oil]] is used in the [[chemistry|chemical]] [[industry]], e.g. for [[polyurethane]], for [[adhesive]]s, [[dye]]s and [[lubricant]]s. As a [[drug]], it can be used as a [[laxative]]. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]