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Genus: Richardia Life
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Rubiaceae
Total of 15 species, native to tropical America, with four
naturalised in the eastern parts of southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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Richardia brasiliensis
A cosmopolitan weed, native to South
America. See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Richardia humistrata |
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Richardia scabra
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Richardia stellaris |
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Herbivores in southern Africa
Publications
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Lewis, W.H. & Oliver, R.L. 1974. Revision
of Richardia (Rubiaceae). Brittonia 26: 271-301.
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Verdcourt, B. 1989. Rubiaceae. Flora
Zambesiaca 5,1: 1-210.
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