Ruizia

Ruizia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae, containing the single species Ruizia cordata. Its native range is Réunion.[1]

Ruizia
Ruizia cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Ruizia
Cav.
Species:
R. cordata
Binomial name
Ruizia cordata

The genus is named for Spanish botanist Hipólito Ruiz López (1754–1815).[2]

References

  1. "Ruizia Can." Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 19 August 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.


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