| Ryania speciosa | |
|---|---|
| |
| In Peru | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Ryania |
| Species: | R. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ryania speciosa M.Vahl | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tetracocyne angustifolia Turcz. | |
Ryania speciosa is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae.
The species is significant partly because the alkaloid ryanodine was originally extracted from this South American plant. It is used as a piscicide.
Varieties
The Catalogue of Life lists these varieties:
- R. s. var. bicolor
- R. s. var. chocoensis
- R. s. var. minor
- R. s. var. mutisii (extinct)
- R. s. var. panamensis
- R. s. var. stipularis
- R. s. var. subuliflora
- R. s. var. tomentella
- R. s. var. tomentosa
References
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ryania speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T63092A150013365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T63092A150013365.en. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- M. Vahl, 1797 In: Eclog. Am. 1: 51, t. 9 (1796)
- The Plant list
- ^ 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. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
- USDA Phytochemistry
External links
Media related to Salicaceae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ryania at Wikispecies
