Ventilago is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae . It includes about 40 species found in the tropics of South and SE Asia, Australasia , with one species each in Africa and Madagascar .
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Ventilago denticulata
The roots of Ventilago neocaledonica are used in Vanuatu to produce a crimson red dye (known in some local languages as labwa [ what language is this? ] or labwe [ what language is this? ] which is used to pattern traditional textiles.
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Ventilago africana Exell
Ventilago borneensis Ridl.
Ventilago brunnea Merr.
Ventilago buxoides Baill.
Ventilago calyculata Tul.
Ventilago crenata Cahen & Utteridge
Ventilago cristata Pierre
Ventilago denticulata Willd.
Ventilago dichotoma (Blanco) Merr.
Ventilago diffusa (G.Don) Exell
Ventilago ecorollata (F.Muell.) F.Muell. [2]
Ventilago elegans Hemsl.
Ventilago ferruginea Cahen & Utteridge
Ventilago flavovirens Cahen & Utteridge
Ventilago gamblei Suess.
Ventilago gladiata Pierre
Ventilago goughii Gamble
Ventilago harmandiana Pierre
Ventilago inaequilateralis Merr. & Chun
Ventilago kurzii Ridl.
Ventilago lanceolata Merr.
Ventilago laotica (Tardieu) J.F.Maxwell
Ventilago leiocarpa Benth.
Ventilago leptadenia Tul.
Ventilago lucens Miq.
Ventilago madraspatana Gaertn.
Ventilago maingayi M.A.Lawson
Ventilago malaccensis Ridl.
Ventilago microcarpa K.Schum.
Ventilago multinervia Merr.
Ventilago neocaledonica Schltr.
Ventilago nisidai Kaneh.
Ventilago palawanensis Elmer
Ventilago papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry
Ventilago pauciflora Pit.
Ventilago pseudocalyculata Guillaumin
Ventilago pubiflora W.D.Francis [2]
Ventilago viminalis Hook. [2]
Ventilago vitiensis A.Gray
Ventilago zhengdei G.S.Fan