Richeria is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1797.Vahl, Martin. 1797. Eclogae americanae, seu, Descriptiones plantarum praesertim Americae meridionalis, nondum cognitarum 1:30-32 in LatinTropicos, Richeria Vahl It is native to Central America, South America, and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Richeria is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Species Richeria australis - São Paulo, Mato Grosso Richeria dressleri - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador Richeria grandis - Panama, N South America, E West Indies Richeria obovata - Costa Rica to Bolivia Richeria tomentosa - Colombia, Ecuador
Formerly included moved to Podocalyx Richeria loranthoides - Podocalyx loranthoides
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