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Nestled among other flora in Cape Verde is the Ricinus communis plant, more commonly known as the Castor Oil Plant. This perennial herbaceous plant is noted for its beautiful leaves that have anywhere from seven to eleven pointed segments on each. Most importantly to note is that the oil collected from the seeds are commonly used for industrial and medicinal purposes.

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Title
Castor Oil Plant (2 of 2)
Creator
Baxter, David
Date
1981
Other Identifiers
Local: MSS-0079-b10-f06-221
Keyword
homeopathy ; medicine
Geographic Coverage
Ribera Brava / Panja
Type
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In
David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs
Note

http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/casoil32.html

Retrieved 9 November 2012

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Retrieved 9 November 2012

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