Slide Title
Slide ID
CV-81-221
_pkUnique ID
CV81221
Slide Date
1981
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Island
São Nicolau
Identifier
CV81221
Date
1981
Description
Nestled among other flora in Cape Verde is the Ricinus communis plant, more commonly known as the Castor Oil Plant. This perennial herbaceous plant is noted for its beautiful leaves that have anywhere from seven to eleven pointed segments on each. Most importantly to note is that the oil collected from the seeds are commonly used for industrial and medicinal purposes.
Keywords
homeopathy; medicine;
Social Theme
agriculture;
Box
1
Folder
6
Image Dimensions
5254 x 3536
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
11-5-2012 12:00 AM
Color Space
RGB
File Size
2.6 MB
Document Type
Image
Province or Jurisdiction
Ribera Brava / Panja
Keywords
homeopathy; medicine;
Notes
http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/casoil32.html
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