Ravenia (plant)
Genus of flowering plants
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Ravenia is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae.[1]
| Ravenia | |
|---|---|
| Ravenia spectabilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
| Genus: | Ravenia Vell. |

The genus name of Ravenia is in honour of Jean François Ravin (18th century), a French doctor, professor of botany and medicine at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.[2]
Known species
According to the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, GRIN:[3][4]
- Ravenia biramosa
- Ravenia pseudalterna
- Ravenia rosea
- Ravenia spectabilis
- Ravenia swartziana
- Ravenia urbanii – tortugo prieto