Foetidia
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| Foetidia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Foetidia Comm. ex Lam. |
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Foetidia is a genus of between 5-18 species of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, the sole genus in the subfamily Foetidioideae (sometimes treated in its own family Foetidiaceae). The genus is native to a limited area in eastern Madagascar and Mascarene Islands.
- Selected species
- Foetidia africana
- Foetidia asymetrica
- Foetidia clusioides
- Foetidia dracaenoides
- Foetidia mauritiana
- Foetidia obliqua
The wood of Foetidia mauritiana is one of several woods known as Stinkwood because of its unpleasant smell.
External links
- Foetidia (as Foetidiaceae) in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
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