Ventilago

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Ventilago
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Ventilago viminalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Tribe: Ventilagineae
Genus: Ventilago
Gaertn.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Apteron Kurz
  • Enrila Blanco
  • Kurzinda Kuntze
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Ventilago denticulata

Ventilago is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It includes about 40 species found in the tropics of South and SE Asia, Australasia, with one species each in Africa and Madagascar.

The roots of Ventilago neocaledonica are used in Vanuatu to produce a crimson red dye (known in some local languages as labwa[ what language is this? ] or labwe[ what language is this? ] which is used to pattern traditional textiles.

Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes: [1]

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References

  1. Plants of the World Online: Ventilago Gaertn. (retrieved 19 March 2021)
  2. 1 2 3 "Ventilago". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-10-08.