Status:
valid
Authors:
Schltr.
Source:
tro
Year:
1894
Citation Micro:
Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 24 (1894)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001102887
Common Names
- Riocreuxia picta
- Climbing Milkweed
- Tiger's Claw
Description
Riocreuxia picta (also called painted riocreuxia, among many other common names) is a shrub native to South America. It has ovate leaves and white flowers. It prefers moist soils and is commonly found in woodlands and thickets.
Uses & Benefits
Riocreuxia picta is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and malaria. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Riocreuxia picta has small white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.
Where to Find Riocreuxia picta
Riocreuxia picta is native to California and can be found in dry, rocky areas.
Species in the Riocreuxia genus
Riocreuxia polyantha,
Riocreuxia flanaganii,
Riocreuxia woodii,
Riocreuxia torulosa,
Riocreuxia picta,
Riocreuxia splendida,
Riocreuxia aberrans,
Riocreuxia bolusii,
Riocreuxia chrysochroma,
Riocreuxia alexandrina,
Species in the Apocynaceae family
Acokanthera laevigata,
Acokanthera oblongifolia,
Acokanthera oppositifolia,
Acokanthera rotundata,
Acokanthera schimperi,
Adenium boehmianum,
Adenium multiflorum,
Adenium obesum,
Adenium oleifolium,
Adenium swazicum,
Adenium dhofarense,
Aganosma breviloba,
Aganosma cymosa,
Aganosma gracilis,
Aganosma lacei,
Aganosma petelotii,
Aganosma schlechteriana,
Aganosma siamensis,
Aganosma wallichii,
Aganosma heynei,
Alafia alba,
Alafia barteri,
Alafia benthamii,
Alafia berrieri,
Alafia calophylla,
Alafia caudata,
Alafia erythrophthalma,
Alafia falcata,
Alafia fuscata,
Alafia insularis,
Alafia intermedia,
Alafia landolphioides,
Alafia lucida,
Alafia microstylis,
Alafia multiflora,
Alafia nigrescens,
Alafia orientalis,
Alafia parciflora,
Alafia pauciflora,
Alafia perrieri,
Alafia schumannii,
Alafia thouarsii,
Alafia vallium,
Alafia verschuereni,
Alafia whytei,
Alafia zambesiaca,
Allamanda calcicola,
Allamanda angustifolia,
Allamanda blanchetii,
Allamanda cathartica,