Biology:Richardia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Richardia
Richardia brasiliensis.jpg
Richardia brasiliensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Richardia
Carl Linnaeus
Type species
Richardia scabra
Carl Linnaeus
Species

About 15 species; see text

Richardia (Mexican-clover) is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are native to tropical to warm, temperate regions of the Americas, with one species also native to Fiji. They are mostly annual plants, though a few species are herbaceous perennial plants.

Selected species

Richardia Kunth non L. is a synonym of the genus Zantedeschia in the family Araceae.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5846494 entry