''Raveniopsis'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

Rutaceae The Rutaceae () is a family (biology), family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in Bo ...

. It is native to northern Brazil,

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and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. The genus name of ''Raveniopsis'' is in honour of Jean François Ravin (18th century), a French doctor, professor of botany and medicine at the

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in Portugal. It was first described in 1939.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Raveniopsis abyssicola'' *'' Raveniopsis aracaensis'' *'' Raveniopsis breweri'' *'' Raveniopsis campinicola'' *''

Raveniopsis capitata ''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, profe ...

'' *'' 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''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10357671 Zanthoxyloideae Zanthoxyloideae genera Plants described in 1939 Flora of Guyana Flora of North Brazil Flora of Venezuela