Ritchiea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Capparaceae |
Genus: | Ritchiea R.Br. ex G.Don |
Synonyms | |
Richiea G.Don |
Ritchiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Capparaceae.[1]
Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Island, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.[1]
The genus name of Ritchiea is in honour of Joseph Ritchie (c. 1788 – 1819), an English surgeon, explorer and naturalist.[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Hist. Vol.1 on page 276 in 1831.[1]
According to Kew:[1]