Wrightia arborea

Wrightia arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Wrightia
Species:
W. arborea
Binomial name
Wrightia arborea
Synonyms
List
    • Beaumontia wallichii (A.DC.) Walp.
    • Chonemorpha vestita G.Don
    • Echites tomentosus B.Heyne ex Roth
    • Echites vestitus Roem. & Schult.
    • Hunteria eugeniifolia Wall. ex G.Don
    • Nerium coraea Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.
    • Nerium tomentosum Roxb.
    • Periploca arborea Dennst.
    • Wrightia coalita Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
    • Wrightia coraia Wall. ex A.DC.
    • Wrightia hamiltoniana Wall.
    • Wrightia mollissima Wall.
    • Wrightia pubescens Roth
    • Wrightia rheedei Kostel.
    • Wrightia tomentosa Roem. & Schult.
    • Wrightia tomentosa subsp. pauciflora Ngan
    • Wrightia wallichii A.DC.

Wrightia arborea, the woolly dyeing rosebay, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and southern China. A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), local peoples use it for timber and as the source of a dye.

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