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| Retzia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Stilbaceae |
| Genus: | Retzia Thunberg |
| Species: | R. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Retzia capensis Thunberg | |
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Retzia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1776.[2][3]
There is only one known species, Retzia capensis, native to the Cape Province region in South Africa.[1]
It is reported to be pollinated by the orange-breasted sunbird.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Thunberg, Carl Peter 1776. Physiographiska Sälskapets Handlingar 1: 55
- ↑ Tropicos, Euthystachys A. DC.
- ↑ Linder, H.P. (2004). "Stilbaceae". The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 433–440. ISBN 978-3-642-18617-2. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Retzia capensis". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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