Ryania

Ryania
Ryania speciosa in Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Samydoideae
Genus: Ryania
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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:

References

  1. ^ 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.
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