Ricinus communis (Castor bean plant)



About the genome:


Overview (from JCVI)

The oilseed plant castor bean (Ricinus communis) is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. Cassava (Manihot esculenta), rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), ornamental poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima), and the invasive weed leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) are other important members of this family that includes nearly 250 genera comprising 6,300 species.

Statistics

This release of Phytozome includes TIGR/JCVI release v0.1 of the genome and annotation
Genome
Approximately XXX arranged in XXX scaffolds
Transcripts
31221 protein-coding transcripts
More information is available at JCVI.
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