Putranjiva


Putranjiva is a plant genus of the family Putranjivaceae, first described as a genus in 1826. It is native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Japan, southern China, and New Guinea.
Along with Drypetes, it contains mustard oils as a chemical defense against herbivores. The ability to produce glucosinolates is believed to have evolved only twice, in the Putranjivaceae and the Brassicales.
;Species
  1. Putranjiva formosana Kaneh. & Sasaki ex Shimada - Guangdong, Taiwan
  2. Putranjiva matsumurae Koidz. - Honsu + Ryukyu Islands in Japan
  3. Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. - Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea
  4. Putranjiva zeylanica Müll.Arg. - Sri Lanka