Castor vs Pencil flower

Ricinus communis compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Pencil flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Malpighiales (말피기아목)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Stylosanthes
Species	Ricinus communis	Stylosanthes guianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Pencil flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States