| Foetidia | |
|---|---|
| Foetidia mauritiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Foetidioideae |
| Genus: | Foetidia Comm. ex Lam. |
Foetidia is a genus of flowering plants first described as a genus in 1788.
Most authors place the genus in the family Lecythidaceae, the sole genus in the subfamily Foetidioideae, but some prefer to treat it as a distinct family, the Foetidiaceae. It is native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean.
Source:
The wood of Foetidia mauritiana is one of several woods known as stinkwood because of its unpleasant smell.