Euphorbiaceae
Wild lime
Adelia ricinella
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Adelia
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Adelia ricinellaEuphorbiaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wild lime
Synonyms
- Adelia haemiolandra (Griseb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Adelia macrophylla Urb.
- Adelia pedunculosa A.Rich.
- Adelia sylvestris Griseb.
- Croton sylvestris Poepp. ex Griseb.
- Ditaxis haemiolandra Griseb.
- Ricinella haemiolandra (Griseb.) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinella pedunculosa Müll.Arg.
- Ricinella pedunculosa var. grandifolia Müll.Arg.
- Ricinella ricinella Britton ex P.Wilson
- Ricinella sylvestris (Griseb.) Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.