Ryania speciosa

Ryania speciosa
In Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Ryania
Species:
R. speciosa
Binomial name
Ryania speciosa
M.Vahl
Synonyms

Tetracocyne angustifolia Turcz.
Ryania patrisii Miq.
Patrisia speciosa (Vahl.) JV Monachino

Ryania speciosa[2][3] is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae.[4][5]

The species is significant partly because the alkaloid ryanodine was originally extracted from this South American plant. It is used as a piscicide.[6]

Varieties

The Catalogue of Life[4] lists these varieties:

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ryania speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T63092A150013365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T63092A150013365.en. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ M. Vahl, 1797 In: Eclog. Am. 1: 51, t. 9 (1796) [1797]
  3. ^ The Plant list
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  6. ^ USDA Phytochemistry
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