Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales
Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Ricoa
Species: R. leptophylla
Name
Ricoa Duno & Torke, PhytoKeys 205: 294. (2022)
Type species: Ricoa leptophylla (DC.) Duno & Torke, PhytoKeys 205: 296. (2022)
monotypic taxon
References
Tamayo-Cen, I., Torke, B.M., Contreras, J.E.L., Fernández-Concha, G.C., Morillo, I.R., Itza, L.L.C. & de Stefano, R.D. 2022. Revisiting the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pithecellobium clade (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with new generic circumscriptions. PhytoKeys 205: 279-298. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.82728 Open access
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ricoa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ricoa. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 16 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Ricoa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr. 2025. Reference page.
Ricoa is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It contains a single species, Ricoa leptophylla, a tree or shrub native to northern, central, and southwestern Mexico.[1]
References
Ricoa leptophylla (DC.) Duno & Torke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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