Knowltonia (plant) explained
Knowltonia is a genus of flowering plants in 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.
Species include
Plants of the World Online 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.
Notes and References
- MANNING, J.C., GOLDBLATT, P. & HOOT, S.B. 2009. The genus Knowltonia (Ranunculaceae) subsumed within Anemone. Bothalia 39: 217–219
- Web site: Knowltonia Salisb. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . en.
