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Blyttia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Gentianales

Subfamily
  
Asclepiadoideae

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Blyttia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to the Arabian Peninsula.

Species
  1. Blyttia fruticulosa (Decne.) D.V.Field - Saudi Arabia
  2. Blyttia lyellii (Hook.) Endl. ex Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees - Arabian Peninsula
  3. Blyttia spiralis (Forssk.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood - Yemen
species formerly included in homonym genera
  1. Blyttia byssophora, syn of Pallavicinia byssophora (liverwort)
  2. Blyttia radiculosa, syn of Pallavicinia radiculosa(liverwort)
  3. Blyttia spinosa, syn of Pallavicinia spinosa(liverwort)
  4. Blyttia suaveolens, syn of Cinna latifolia (Poaceae)
  5. Blyttia tenuinervis, syn of Symphyogyna tenuinervis (liverwort)

References

Blyttia (plant) Wikipedia