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''Riencourtia'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
n plants in the tribe
Heliantheae The Heliantheae (sometimes called the sunflower tribe) are the third-largest tribe in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). With some 190 genera and nearly 2500 recognized species, only the tribes Senecioneae and Astereae are larger. The name is de ...
within the family
Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
.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 The generic name honors the birth name of Cassini's wife, Riencourt.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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Riencourtia latifolia ''Riencourtia'' is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.Riencourtia longifolia ''Riencourtia'' is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.Riencourtia oblongifolia ''Riencourtia'' is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.Riencourtia pedunculosa'' (Rich.) Pruski - Venezuela, Guyana, Fr Guiana, Suriname, Brazil * ''
Riencourtia spiculifera ''Riencourtia'' is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.Riencourtia tenuifolia'' Gardner - Brazil


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Heliantheae Asteraceae genera Flora of Southern America {{Heliantheae-stub