Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe.[3] The only known species is Ruizodendron ovale.[4]
| Ruizodendron | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malmeoideae |
| Tribe: | Malmeeae |
| Genus: | Ruizodendron R.E.Fr. |
| Species: | R. ovale
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruizodendron ovale (Ruiz & Pav.) R.E.Fr.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Guatteria ovalis Ruiz & Pav. | |
Its native range is western South America and it is found in northern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru.[4] It grows in tropical rain forests.[3]
The genus name of Ruizodendron is in honour of Hipólito Ruiz López (1754–1815), a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788,[5] and the Greek word for tree dendron.[3] The Latin specific epithet of ovale is derived from Latin ovum meaning egg-shaped.[6] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ark. Bot. Vol.28 (Edition 4) on page 3 in 1936.[4]
References edit
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ruizodendron ovale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145665437A145665439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145665437A145665439.en. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Ruizodendron ovale (Ruiz & Pav.) R.E.Fr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Erkens, Roy; Oosterhof, Jessica; Westra, Lubbert Y.Th.; Maas, Paul J.M. (2017). "Revisions of Ruizodendron and Pseudephedranthus (Annonaceae) including a new species and an overview of most up-to-date revisions of Neotropical Annonaceae genera". PhytoKeys. 86: 75–96. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.86.13773. PMC 5672117.
- ^ a b c "Ruizodendron R.E.Fr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.