bafureira vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Ricinus communis compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bafureira	Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Spermacoce
Species	Ricinus communis	Spermacoce verticillata

Evolutionary Relationship

bafureira and Shrubby false buttonweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bafureira

NE — Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bafureira	Shrubby false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bafureira

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).

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

bafureira

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 22 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇱 Mali 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇬 Togo 🇺🇸 United States