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 |
Ryania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae;[1] it was previously listed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae.
The genus is significant partly because the alkaloid ryanodine was originally extracted from Ryania speciosa.
The Catalogue of Life[1] includes these species: