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Retzia capensis Thunb. is a plant in the Stilbaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Retzia capensis Thunb. (Retzia capensis Thunb.)
Plantae

Retzia capensis Thunb.

Retzia capensis Thunb.

Retzia is a monotypic flowering plant genus in Stilbaceae, whose only known species is native to South Africa's Cape Province.

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Family
Genus
Retzia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Retzia capensis Thunb.

Taxonomic Placement

Retzia is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Stilbaceae.

Genus Publication History

This genus was first formally described as a genus in 1776.

Species Count and Nomenclature

Only one species in the genus Retzia is known to science: Retzia capensis Thunb.

Native Distribution

This species is native to the Cape Province region of South Africa.

Photo: (c) Wendy June Norris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Wendy June Norris · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Stilbaceae Retzia

More from Stilbaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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