''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Melastomataceae Melastomataceae () is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs ...

. It is native to

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. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of

Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (27 July 1753 – 20 January 1838) was a French botanist and pteridologist. He was a contributor to the "Encyclopedia Botanique" of Lamarck, from 1783 to 1796. Desrousseaux produced many works on new plant spec ...

(1753–1838), a French

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and

pteridologist #REDIRECTFern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having spec ...

. It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 152 in 1828.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Rousseauxia andringitrensis'' *'' Rousseauxia aurata'' *'' Rousseauxia chrysophylla'' *''

Rousseauxia cistoides ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia dionychoides ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia glauca ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia gracilis ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia humbertii ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia madagascariensis ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia mandrarensis ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia marojejensis ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

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Rousseauxia minimifolia ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French Botany, botanist and ...

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Rousseauxia tamatavensis ''Rousseauxia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Rousseauxia'' is in honour of Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753–1838), a French botanist and pterido ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10364737 Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera Plants described in 1828 Endemic flora of Madagascar