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Riencourtia

genus of plants in the family Asteraceae

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 25, 2024
Entity authorityQ7333139 ↗
Source-derived summary

Riencourtia is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.

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

Species

Riencourtia latifolia Gardner - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil

Riencourtia longifolia Baker - Brazil

Riencourtia oblongifolia Gardner - Brazil, Bolivia, Suriname

Riencourtia pedunculosa (Rich.) Pruski - Venezuela, Guyana, Fr Guiana, Suriname, Brazil

Riencourtia spiculifera Cass.

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The public source identifies “Riencourtia” as genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Riencourtia, genus and plants.

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This entry incorporates text from “Riencourtia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.