Biology:Wrightia arborea
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Short description: Species of tree
Wrightia arborea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Wrightia |
Species: | W. arborea
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Binomial name | |
Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.
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Wrightia arborea, the woolly dyeing rosebay, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.[2] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and southern China.[3] A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), local peoples use it for timber and as the source of a dye.[4]
References
- ↑ "Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/82831-1.
- ↑ "Woolly Dyeing Rosebay". Flowers of India. 2022. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Woolly%20Dyeing%20Rosebay.html.
- ↑ "Wrightia arborea in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210002329.
- ↑ Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Wrightia arborea". Tropical Plants Database. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Wrightia+arborea.
Wikidata ☰ Q13114255 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrightia arborea.
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