Ricinocarpos velutinus

Ricinocarpos velutinus
Near Bulfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Ricinocarpos
Species:
R. velutinus
Binomial name
Ricinocarpos velutinus
Synonyms[1]
  • Plagianthera monoicus A.D.Chapm. nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Plagianthus monoica Ewart
  • Plagianthus monoicus Helms ex Ewart
  • Ricinocarpus velutinus F.Muell.
  • Roeperia velutina (F.Muell.) Kuntze
Habit near Mullewa

Ricinocarpos velutinus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, rounded, usually monoecious shrub with linear leaves, and yellow flowers with either all female or all male flowers, or one or two female flowers with up to 13 male flowers below them.

  1. ^ a b "Ricinocarpos velutinus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 November 2023.