Knowltonia (plant)

Knowltonia is a genus of the family Ranunculaceae. There are 25 species native to South Africa[1] and Latin America. The juice from the stem of many of the species in the genus is a powerful vesicant.

Knowltonia
Knowltonia vesicatoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Tribe: Anemoneae
Genus: Knowltonia
Salisb.

Species include

IPNI accepts:[2] the following species:

  • Knowltonia anemonoides H.Rasm.
  • Knowltonia assisbrasiliana (Kuhlm. & Porto) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia balliana (Britton) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia bracteata Harv. ex Zahlbr.
  • Knowltonia brevistylis Szyszyl.
  • Knowltonia caffra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Christenh. & Byng ex Mosyakin & de Lange
  • Knowltonia capensis (L.) Huth
  • Knowltonia chilensis (Gay) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia cordata H.Rasm.
  • Knowltonia crassifolia (Hook.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia fanninii (Harv. ex Mast.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia filia (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Knowltonia helleborifolia (DC.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia hepaticifolia (Hook.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia hootae Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia integrifolia (DC.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia major (Phil.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia mexicana (Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia moorei (Espinosa) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia peruviana (Britton) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia sellowii (Pritz.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Knowltonia tenuifolia (L.f.) Mosyakin
  • Knowltonia transvaalensis Szyszyl.
  • Knowltonia vesicatoria (L.f.) Sims
  • Knowltonia whyteana (Baker f.) Engl.

References
  1. MANNING, J.C., GOLDBLATT, P. & HOOT, S.B. 2009. The genus Knowltonia (Ranunculaceae) subsumed within Anemone. Bothalia 39: 217–219
  2. "Knowltonia Salisb. Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.


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