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.)
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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.

Family
Genus
Retzia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Retzia capensis Thunb.

Retzia is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Stilbaceae. This genus was first formally described as a genus in 1776. Only one species in the genus Retzia is known to science: Retzia capensis Thunb. 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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