Riencourtia

Riencourtia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae[1]
Genus: Riencourtia
Cass.
Type species
Riencourtia spiculifera
Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Riencurtia Cass., alternate spelling
  • Tetrantha Poit. ex DC.
  • Pontesia Vell.

Riencourtia is a genus of South American plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.[2][3][4]

The generic name honors the birth name of Cassini's wife, Riencourt.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Riencourtia latifolia Gardner - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
  2. Riencourtia longifolia Baker - Brazil
  3. Riencourtia oblongifolia Gardner - Brazil, Bolivia, Suriname
  4. Riencourtia pedunculosa (Rich.) Pruski - Venezuela, Guyana, Fr Guiana, Suriname, Brazil
  5. Riencourtia spiculifera Cass.
  6. Riencourtia tenuifolia Gardner - Brazil

References