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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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Riqueuria Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ David Brewster (editor) The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, Volume 4 (1832), p. 126, at Google Books
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Riqueuria avenia Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 November 2021.