Raveniopsis

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, professor of botany and medicine at the University of Coimbra 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 necopinata
• Raveniopsis nubicola
• Raveniopsis paruana
• Raveniopsis peduncularis
• Raveniopsis ruellioides
• Raveniopsis sericea
• Raveniopsis stelligera
• Raveniopsis steyermarkii
• Raveniopsis tomentosa
• Raveniopsis trifoliolata

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