Riocreuxia
Sign in to saveRiocreuxia 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 and is native to Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, OBI, VT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa
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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 and is native to Africa.
==Species== Species from the Plant List {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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 |- |150px || Riocreuxia picta Schltr. || South Africa |- |150px || Riocreuxia polyantha Schltr. || South Africa |- | ||Riocreuxia splendida K.Schum.|| Tanzania |- |120px || Riocreuxia torulosa Decne. || South Africa |- | ||Riocreuxia woodii N.E.Br. || South Africa |- |}
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