Rinorea is a genus of flowering plants in family Violaceae. It includes 212 species native to the subtropics and tropics.[1]

Rinorea
Rinorea melanodonta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Subfamily: Violoideae
Tribe: Rinoreeae
Subtribe: Rinoreinae
Genus: Rinorea
Aubl. (1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alsodeia A.Thouars (1808)
  • Ceranthera P.Beauv. (1808)
  • Conohoria Aubl. (1775)
  • Cuspa Humb. (1814)
  • Dioryktandra Hassk. (1855)
  • Dripax Noronha ex Thouars (1806)
  • Exotanthera Turcz. (1854 publ. 1855)
  • Juergensia Spreng. (1818), nom. superfl.
  • Medusa Lour. (1790)
  • Passoura Aubl. (1775)
  • Pentaloba Lour. (1790)
  • Physiphora Sol. ex Ging. (1824)
  • Prosthesia Blume (1826)
  • Riana Aubl. (1775)
  • Vareca Roxb. (1824), nom. illeg.

Selected species

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212 species are accepted.[1] Selected species include:

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Rinorea Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 June 2024.