Knowltonia
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Knowltonia is a genus of the family Ranunculaceae
. There are at least ten species native to South Africa
and an uncertain number growing in the Amazon Basin
. The juice from the stem of many of the species in the genus is a powerful vesicant.
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide....
. There are at least ten species native to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and an uncertain number growing in the Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
. The juice from the stem of many of the species in the genus is a powerful vesicant.