Ryania

Ryania
Ryania speciosa in Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Samydoideae
Genus: Ryania
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Ryania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae; 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 includes these species:

  • Ryania angustifolia
  • Ryania canescens
  • Ryania dentata
  • Ryania mansoana
  • Ryania pyrifera
  • Ryania riedeliana
  • Ryania sauricida
  • Ryania speciosa
  • Ryania spruceana