| Riqueuria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Riqueuria Ruiz & Pav. |
Riqueuria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Riqueuria aveniaRuiz & Pav. [1]
It is native to Peru, [1] and is found in groves or forests. [2]
The genus name Riqueuria is in honour of Ludovico Riqueur (d. 1737), a court apothecary during the time of Philip V of Spain and a cultivator of exotic trees. [3] The reason for the Latin specific epithet of avenia has not been published. It was first described and published in Flora Peruvia Prodrom on page 18 in 1794. [1] The species was published in Flora Peruvia Vol. 1 on page 70 in 1798. [4]