Knowltonia (plant)
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| Knowltonia | |
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| Knowltonia vesicatoria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ranunculoideae |
| Tribe: | Anemoneae |
| Genus: | Knowltonia Salisb. |
Knowltonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. There are 25 species native to South Africa[1] and Latin America. The juice from the stem of many of the species in the genus is a powerful vesicant.
