''Retzia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...
s in the family
Stilbaceae
''Stilbaceae'' is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales.
Genera include:
*'' Anastrabe'' E. Mey. ex Benth.
*'' Bowkeria'' Harv.
*'' Campylostachys'' Kunth
*'' Charadrophila'' Marloth
*'' Euthystachys'' A. DC.
*'' Halleria'' ...
described as a genus in 1776.
Tropicos, ''Euthystachys'' A. DC.
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There is only one known species, ''Retzia capensis'', native to the Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ...
region in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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Monotypic Lamiales genera
Stilbaceae
Endemic flora of South Africa
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