Ryania speciosa

Ryania speciosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae.

The species is significant partly because the alkaloid ryanodine was originally extracted from this South American plant. It is used as a piscicide.

Varieties

The Catalogue of Life lists these varieties:

• R. s. var. bicolor
• R. s. var. chocoensis
• R. s. var. minor
• R. s. var. mutisii (extinct)
• R. s. var. panamensis
• R. s. var. stipularis
• R. s. var. subuliflora
• R. s. var. tomentella
• R. s. var. tomentosa

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