''Raveniopsis'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in BoDD – Botanical Derm ...

. It is native to northern Brazil,

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. The genus name of ''Raveniopsis'' is in honour of Jean François Ravin (18th century), a French doctor, professor of botany and medicine at the

University of Coimbra The University of Coimbra (UC; pt, Universidade de Coimbra, ) is a Public university, public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coi ...

in Portugal. It was first described in 1939.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Raveniopsis abyssicola'' *'' Raveniopsis aracaensis'' *'' Raveniopsis breweri'' *'' Raveniopsis campinicola'' *'' Raveniopsis capitata'' *'' Raveniopsis cowaniana'' *'' Raveniopsis fraterna'' *'' Raveniopsis jauaensis'' *'' Raveniopsis linearis'' *''

Raveniopsis microphyllus ''Raveniopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. It is native to northern Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Raveniopsis'' is in honour of Jean François Ravin (18th century), a French doctor, profe ...

'' *'' Raveniopsis necopinata'' *'' Raveniopsis nubicola'' *'' Raveniopsis paruana'' *'' Raveniopsis peduncularis'' *'' Raveniopsis ruellioides'' *'' Raveniopsis sericea'' *'' Raveniopsis stelligera'' *'' Raveniopsis steyermarkii'' *'' Raveniopsis tomentosa'' *'' Raveniopsis trifoliolata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10357671 Zanthoxyloideae Zanthoxyloideae genera Plants described in 1939 Flora of Guyana Flora of North Brazil Flora of Venezuela