Ruizterania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vochysiaceae.[1]
| Ruizterania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Vochysiaceae |
| Genus: | Ruizterania Marc.-Berti |
Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Ruizterania is in honour of Luis Enrique Ruíz-Terán (1923–1979), a Venezuelan researcher and university professor of botany.[2] It was first described and published in Pittieria Vol.2 on page 6 in 1969.[1]
Known species edit
According to Kew:[1]
- Ruizterania albiflora (Warm.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania belemnensis (Stafleu) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania cassiquiarensis (Spruce ex Warm.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania esmeraldae (Standl.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania ferruginea (Steyerm.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania gardneriana (Warm.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania nitida (Stafleu) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania obtusata (Briq.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania retusa (Spruce ex Warm.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania rigida (Stafleu) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania sacculata (Stafleu) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania trichanthera (Spruce ex Warm.) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania urceolata (Stafleu) Marc.-Berti
- Ruizterania wittrockii (Malme) Marc.-Berti
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ruizterania Marc.-Berti | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 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.