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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Riencourtia Cass. |
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| Riencourtia spiculifera Cass. | |
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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.
- Riencourtia tenuifolia Gardner - Brazil
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1818. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1818: 76
- Tropicos, Riencourtia Cass. in French
- Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1827. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les artes 45: 466-469 in French
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