''Ricinocarpos'' is a

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

first described as a genus in 1817. The entire genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Australia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Halford, D.A. & Henderson, J.F. (2007). A taxonomic revision of ''Ricinocarpos'' Desf. (Euphorbiaceae: Ricinocarpeae, Ricinocarpinae). Austrobaileya 7: 387-449. ;Species ;formerly included moved to ''

Acalypha ''Acalypha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole genus of the subtribe Acalyphinae. It is one of the largest euphorb genera, with approximately 450 to 462 species. The genus name ''Acalypha'' is from the ...

Baloghia

Bertya ''Bertya'' is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845. The entire genus is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, na ...

References

FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: ''Ricinocarpos''

PlantNET: Flora of New South Wales Online: ''Ricinocarpos''
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2738537 Euphorbiaceae genera Crotonoideae Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines