Ryania
Appearance
Ryania | |
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Ryania speciosa in Peru | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Subfamily: | Samydoideae |
Genus: | Ryania Vahl |
Ryania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae;[1] it was previously listed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae.
The genus is significant partly because the alkaloid ryanodine was originally extracted from Ryania speciosa.
The Catalogue of Life[1] includes these species:
- Ryania angustifolia
- Ryania canescens
- Ryania dentata
- Ryania mansoana
- Ryania pyrifera
- Ryania riedeliana
- Ryania sauricida
- Ryania speciosa
- Ryania spruceana
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.