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Same as pāʻaila, castor bean or castor-oil plant.

• The name may be qualified by keʻokeʻo, light-colored, and ʻulaʻula, red.
• Source:
  • Niʻihau.
• References:
  • See castor bean.

Castor bean, castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), a shrub that grows to 30 feet. (NEAL 509.) See Plants: Uses.

Castor bean, castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), more commonly a shrub and likely a native of Africa. It grows to 30 feet. Seeds have a high proportion of oil Calla koli) used for lubrication, lighting, medicinally as a cathartic, in soap, and as a leather softener. The waste makes good fertilizer but it is poisonous to eat. (NEAL 509.)