Riocreuxia

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Riocreuxia
Riocreuxia polyantha 1DS-II 1-6679.jpg
Riocreuxia polyantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Riocreuxia
Decne. 1844
Type species
Riocreuxia torulosa

Riocreuxia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae , and named in honour of the botanical illustrator Alfred Riocreux (1820-1912). It was first described as a genus in 1844 [1] [2] and is native to Africa. [3]

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Species

Species from the Plant List [4]

ImageNameDistribution
Riocreuxia aberrans R.A.DyerLimpopo, Mpumalanga
Riocreuxia alexandrina (Huber) R.A.DyerSouth Africa
Riocreuxia bolusii N.E.Br.South Africa
Riocreuxia burchellii K.Schum.South Africa
Riocreuxia chrysochroma (H.Huber) Radcl.-Sm.Tanzania
Riocreuxia flanaganii Schltr.South Africa
Riocreuxia picta S-3040.jpg Riocreuxia picta Schltr.South Africa
Riocreuxia polyantha 1DS-II 1-6692.jpg Riocreuxia polyantha Schltr.South Africa
Riocreuxia splendida K.Schum.Tanzania
Riocreuxia torulosa (Apocynaceae- Asclepiadiideae) (4775389750).jpg Riocreuxia torulosa Decne.South Africa
Riocreuxia woodii N.E.Br.South Africa


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References

  1. ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 640 in Latin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Riocreuxia
  3. ↑ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  4. ↑ The Plant List, genus Riocreuxia


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