Rhazya Explained

Rhazya is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Egypt and to southwestern Asia from the Arabian Peninsula to north-west India. The genus is placed in subfamily Rauvolfioideae.^[1]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted two species:

• Rhazya greissii Täckh. & Boulos - Kharga Oasis in Egypt
• Rhazya stricta Decne. - Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gen. Rhazya Decne.. . . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 2023-11-09 .