Riocreuxia

Riocreuxia
Riocreuxia polyantha
Scientific 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

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

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

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

External links

• Media related to Riocreuxia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Riocreuxia at Wikispecies