Riqueuria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Riqueuria avenia Ruiz & Pav.[1]
| Riqueuria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Riqueuria Ruiz & Pav. |
It is native to Peru.[1] It is found in groves or forests.[2]
The genus name of Riqueuria is in honour of Ludovico Riqueur (d. 1737), a court apothecary during the time of Philip V of Spain and was also a cultivator of exotic trees.[3] The reason for the Latin specific epithet of avenia has not been published. It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 18 in 1794.[1] The species was published in Fl. Peruv. Vol.1 on page 70 in 1798.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Riqueuria Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ David Brewster (editor) The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, Volume 4 (1832), p. 126, at Google Books
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Riqueuria avenia Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 November 2021.