Withania
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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Withania
Withania is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, with 23 species that are native to parts of North Africa, western Asia, south Asia, southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Canary Islands.[1][2] Two of the species, W. somnifera (ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (ashutosh booti), are economically significant, and are cultivated in several regions for their medicina... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Solanaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
12.50%
1 of 8 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- c934172c-12e0-4813-b450-109498819e1b
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility