Ribes

This article is about the genus of flowering plant. For the commune in southern France, see Ribes, Ardèche. For the region in Catalonia, see Vall de Ribes.

Ribes
Ribes divaricatum (spreading gooseberry)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
DC.[1]
Genus: Ribes
L.
Type species
Ribes rubrum
L.
Diversity[2]
About 200 species
Distribution of Ribes species
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Grossularia Miller
  • Ribesium Medikus

Ribes (/ˈraɪbiːz/)[5] is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[2] The various species are known as currants or gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants. Ribes is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae.

  1. ^ APG IV 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Morin 2008.
  4. ^ Lu, Lingdi; Alexander, Crinan. "Ribes". Flora of China. Vol. 8 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ^ "ribes". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)