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Wrightia collettii (Wrightia collettii)

Description

Wrightia is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, first described as a genus in 1810. It native to tropical Africa, China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.[1] The species are all small trees or shrubs.[2] The genus was named for William Wright (1735-1819), Scottish physician and botanist, by Robert Brown. Wrightia antidysenterica has long been known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and is called "kuţaja" in Sanskrit.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Wrightia