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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.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ashwagandha
speciesWithania somnifera
Withania frutescens
speciesWithania frutescens
Withania aristata
speciesWithania aristata
Withania adpressa
speciesWithania adpressa
Paneer Booti
speciesWithania coagulans
Withania echinata
speciesWithania echinata
Withania heterophylla
speciesWithania heterophylla
Withania riebeckii
speciesWithania riebeckii
Withania adunensis
speciesWithania adunensis
Withania qaraitica
speciesWithania qaraitica
Withania chamaesarachoides
speciesWithania chamaesarachoides
Withania kweichouensis
speciesWithania kweichouensis
Withania japonica
speciesWithania japonica
Withania yunnanensis
speciesWithania yunnanensis
Withania sinica
speciesWithania sinica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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Every page naming Withania in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 182190.