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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
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Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 78 78 -
BioSample 2,234 2,234 -
Conserved Domains 2 2 -
GEO DataSets 64 64 -
Gene 41,798 41,798 -
Identical Protein Groups 52,012 52,012 -
Nucleotide 134,080 134,080 -
PubChem BioAssay 39 39 -
PMC 6,403 6,403 -
Protein 66,824 66,824 -
SRA 1,835 1,835 -
Structure 123 123 -
Taxonomy 2 2 -

Ricinus communis

Taxonomy ID: 3988 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:3988)
current name
Ricinus communis  L., 1753
Genbank common name: castor bean
NCBI BLAST name: eudicots
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym Ricinus sanguineus  Groenland, 1858
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Mesangiospermae; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae; Acalyphoideae; Acalypheae; Ricinus

Comments and References:

image:Ricinus communis
Image by Dra. Laura Elvia Uribe Lara from iNaturalist.com under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
* Image may not have been verified for accuracy by NCBI Taxonomy.
GRIN (Feb 19, 2015)
Name accessed on 19 February 2015 in: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
FNA - Ricinus
Gillespie LJ. 2016. Ricinus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1007. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 437. 1754. In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (Eds.) Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 12: Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. New York and Oxford. On-line version.

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Ricinus communis taxonomy taxonomy/phylogenetic Arctos Specimen Database
Ricinus communis taxonomy/phylogenetic CalPhotos
dryaddb supplemental materials Dryad Digital Repository
Ricinus communis L. taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
GOLD: 3 Organisms organism-specific Genomes On Line Database
Show Biotic Interactions taxonomy/phylogenetic Global Biotic Interactions
Related Immune Epitope Information gene/protein/disease-specific Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource
649410506: Ricinus communis Hale organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
Ricinus communis L. taxonomy/phylogenetic Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Ricinus communis taxonomy/phylogenetic PLANTS Database (USDA/NRCS)
Ricinus communis (L.) herbarium/museum collections PlantaeDB, University of Bucharest
Ricinus communis taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
Ricinus sanguineus taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
Ricinus communis taxonomy/phylogenetic The International Plant Names Index
Ricinus communis L. taxonomy/phylogenetic USDA-ARS GRIN Taxonomy
search W3TROPICOS taxonomy/phylogenetic Vascular Tropicos
WebScipio: Ricinus communis organism-specific WebScipio - eukaryotic gene identification
Ricinus communis Linnaeus taxonomy/phylogenetic World Register of Marine Species
diArk: Ricinus communis organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
Wikipedia taxonomy/phylogenetic iPhylo
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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