Rhazya stricta | |
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Rhazya stricta[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Rhazya |
Species: | R. stricta
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Binomial name | |
Rhazya stricta |
Rhazya stricta (Persian: اشورک Eshvarak) is a native poisonous plant in Southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.[2][3] The plant is an evergreen dwarf shrub of the family Apocynaceae.