Knowltonia (plant)
| Knowltonia | |
|---|---|
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| Knowltonia vesicatoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Knowltonia Salisb. |
Knowltonia is a genus of the family Ranunculaceae. There are eight species native to South Africa.[1] The juice from the stem of many of the species in the genus is a powerful vesicant.
Species include
References
- ↑ MANNING, J.C., GOLDBLATT, P. & HOOT, S.B. 2009. The genus Knowltonia (Ranunculaceae) subsumed within Anemone. Bothalia 39: 217–219
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