Wrightia arborea

Wrightia arborea, the woolly dyeing rosebay, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.[2] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and southern China.[3] A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), local peoples use it for timber and as the source of a dye.[4]

Wrightia arborea
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
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.

References
  1. "Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Woolly Dyeing Rosebay". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. "Wrightia arborea in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Wrightia arborea". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 17 April 2022.


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