Ricoa

Ricoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Ricoa
Duno & Torke (2022)
Species:
R. leptophylla
Binomial name
Ricoa leptophylla
(DC.) Duno & Torke (2022)
Synonyms[2]
  • Acacia leptophylla DC. (1813)
  • Acacia mauroceana DC. (1813)
  • Acacia purpurea Bolle (1861)
  • Inga leptophylla (DC.) Lag. (1816)
  • Mimosa leptophylla Brouss. ex Lag. (1816), not validly publ.
  • Mimosa mauroceana Desf. ex Poir. (1810)
  • Painteria leptophylla (DC.) Britton & Rose (1928)
  • Pithecellobium leptophyllum (DC.) Daveau (1912 publ. 1913)
  • Pithecellobium palmeri Hemsl. (1880)
  • Pithecellobium palmeri var. recurvum S.Watson (1888)

Ricoa is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It contains a single species, Ricoa leptophylla, a tree or shrub native to northern, central, and southwestern Mexico.[2] This genus was named in honor of María de Lourdes Rico-Arce.[3]

References

  1. ^ Machuca Machuca, K., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. (2021). "Painteria leptophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T189367119A194049053. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T189367119A194049053.en. Retrieved 6 June 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Ricoa leptophylla (DC.) Duno & Torke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ Tamayo-Cen, Iván; Torke, Benjamin M.; Contreras, José Enrique López; Fernández-Concha, German Carnevali; Morillo, Ivón Ramírez; Itza, Lilia Lorena Can; Stefano, Rodrigo Duno de (2022-08-22). "Revisiting the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pithecellobium clade (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with new generic circumscriptions". PhytoKeys. 205: 279–298. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.205.82728. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 9849026. PMID 36762016.