Biology:Wrightia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Wrightia | |
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| Wrightia antidysenterica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Wrightieae |
| Genus: | Wrightia R.Br. |
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Wrightia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It native to tropical Africa, China , the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia .[1] The species are all small trees or shrubs.[2]
The genus was named for William Wright (1735-1819), Scottish physician and botanist, by Robert Brown.
Wrightia antidysenterica has long been known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and is called "kuţaja" in Sanskrit.
Species
Plants of the World Online[1] includes:
- formerly included[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Plants of the World Online". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A60443770-2. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 174 倒吊笔属 dao diao bi shu Wrightia R. Brown, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 73. 1811.
- ↑ Hazell EC, Middleton DJ (2023) Kew Bull. 78(4)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2250326 entry
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