Ryania
| Ryania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Ryania Vahl |
Ryania is a genus of plants in the family Salicaceae.;[1] it was previously listed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae.
The genus is significant partly because the ryanoid insecticides are derived from - and have the same mode of action as - the alkaloid ryanodine: which was originally extracted from Ryania speciosa.
The Catalogue of Life[1] includes the following species:
- Ryania angustifolia
- Ryania canescens
- Ryania dentata
- Ryania mansoana
- Ryania pyrifera
- Ryania riedeliana
- Ryania sauricida
- Ryania speciosa
- Ryania spruceana
References
- 1 2 Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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