- Foetidia
Taxobox
name = "Foetidia"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ericales
familia =Lecythidaceae
genus = "Foetidia" Comm. ex Lam.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text."Foetidia" is a genus of between 5-18 species of
flowering plant s in the familyLecythidaceae , the sole genus in the subfamily Foetidioideae (sometimes treated in its own family Foetidiaceae). The genus is native to a limited area in easternMadagascar .;Selected species
*"Foetidia africana "
*"Foetidia asymetrica "
*"Foetidia clusioides "
*"Foetidia dracaenoides "
*"Foetidia mauritiana "
*"Foetidia obliqua "The wood of "Foetidia mauritiana" is one of several woods known as
Stinkwood because of its unpleasant smell.External links
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/foetidia.htm "Foetidia"] (as Foetidiaceae) in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.]
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