Riocreuxia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Anisotominae
Genus: Riocreuxia
Species: R. aberrans – R. alexandrina – R. bolusii – R. chrysochroma – R. flanaganii – R. picta – R. polyantha – R. splendida – R. torulosa – R. woodii
Name

Riocreuxia Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 640 (1844)

Type species: Riocreuxia torulosa Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 640 (1844)

References

Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis ... (DC.) 8: 640.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Riocreuxia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Riocreuxia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 22 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Riocreuxia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 22.

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]

Species[4]

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

Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 640 in Latin
Tropicos, genus Riocreuxia
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).
The Plant List, genus Riocreuxia