Jump to content

Riodocea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Riodocea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Cordiereae
Genus: Riodocea
Delprete
Species:
R. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Riodocea pulcherrima
Delprete

Riodocea is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It includes only one known species, Riodocea pulcherrima, indigenous to the Espírito Santo region of Brazil.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Piero G. Delprete 1999. Brittonia 51(1): 18–21, f. 1–3.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families