Biology:Rhazya

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Short description: Genus of plants

Rhazya
Rhazya stricta.jpg
Rhazya stricta
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Genus: Rhazya
Decne.[1]

Rhazya is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Egypt and to southwestern Asia from the Arabian Peninsula to north-west India .[1] The genus is placed in subfamily Rauvolfioideae.[2]

Species

(As of November 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[1]

  • Rhazya greissii Täckh. & Boulos - Kharga Oasis in Egypt
  • Rhazya stricta Decne. - Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3023658 entry