Mopane paddlepod

(Reissantia indica)

Description

Reissantia indica is a bone-growth species that was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow and became known as N. Hallé. Reissantia indica is included in the genus Reissantia and the Celastraceae family

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Celastrales

Family:Celastraceae

Genus:Reissantia

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