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]

Riocreuxia
Riocreuxia polyantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Species

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Species from the Plant List[4]

Image Name Distribution
Riocreuxia aberrans R.A.Dyer Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Riocreuxia alexandrina (Huber) R.A.Dyer South 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 Schltr. South Africa
  Riocreuxia polyantha Schltr. South Africa
Riocreuxia splendida K.Schum. Tanzania
  Riocreuxia torulosa Decne. South Africa
Riocreuxia woodii N.E.Br. South Africa

References

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  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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