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Description
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Mandatory application of this cargo schedule: Castor meal, castor pomace and castor flakes shall NOT be carried in bulk. IMSBC Code description: beans and which castor oil is obtained from. Non-IMSBC Code description: A plant that grows pods of white plump seeds/beans with brown or black patches and which castor oil is extracted. The seeds/beans are poisonous by nature. |
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Trade Names (Synonyms)
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Castor seeds - African coffee tree - castor flake - castor meal - castor oil plant - castor pomace - Higuereta (Cuba, Puerto Rico) - Higuerilla (Mexico) - Mexico Weed - Man's Motherwort - Ricin ( Haiti) - wonder tree - steadfast - Ricino ( Puerto Rico) - Ricinus Communis - Koli or Pa'aila (Hawaii).
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