Ryania
Genus of flowering plants
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Ryania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae;[1] it was previously listed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae.
| Ryania | |
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| Ryania speciosa in Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Samydoideae |
| Genus: | Ryania Vahl |
The genus is significant partly because the alkaloid ryanodine was originally extracted from Ryania speciosa.
The Catalogue of Life[1] includes these species:
- Ryania angustifolia
- Ryania canescens
- Ryania dentata
- Ryania mansoana
- Ryania pyrifera
- Ryania riedeliana
- Ryania sauricida
- Ryania speciosa
- Ryania spruceana
