Knowltonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. There are 25 species native to South Africa[1] and Latin America. The juice from the stem of many of the species in the genus is a powerful vesicant.

Knowltonia
Knowltonia vesicatoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Subfamily: Ranunculoideae
Tribe: Anemoneae
Genus: Knowltonia
Salisb.

Species include

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Plants of the World Online accepts:[2] the following species:

References

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  1. ^ MANNING, J.C., GOLDBLATT, P. & HOOT, S.B. 2009. The genus Knowltonia (Ranunculaceae) subsumed within Anemone. Bothalia 39: 217–219
  2. ^ "Knowltonia Salisb. Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.