Biology:Catha (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Catha
Catha edulis.jpg
Catha edulis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Catha
Don, 1832

Catha is a genus of plants of the family Celastraceae.[1] It was described by Scottish botanist George Don in 1832.[2]

Species

Three species of the genus are accepted.[1]

  • Catha abbottii (A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins)[3]
  • Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl., most commonly known as khat
  • Catha transvaalensis (Codd)[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8342894 entry