Ruizia

Ruizia cordata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Ruizia
Species: R. blackburniana – R. boutoniana – R. cordata – R. ferruginea – R. granulata – R. mauritiana – R. parviflora – R. populnea – R. rosea – R. sevathianii – R. tremula – R. triflora – R. uniflora

Name

Ruizia Cav., Diss. 2, Secunda Diss. Bot. [App.]: 4. (1786) nom. cons. emend. Dorr & Wurdack (2020)

• Type species: Ruizia cordata Cav., Diss. 3, Tertia Diss. Bot. 117 (t. 36, f. 2) (1787)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Assonia Cav., Diss. 2, App.: [v]. (1786)
    • Dombeya sect. Assonia (Cav.) Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 309. (1895)
    • Type: Assonia populnea Cav. (≡ Ruizia populnea (Cav.) Dorr)
  • Vahlia Dahl, Observ. Bot.: 21. 1787, non Thunb., Nov. Gen.Pl. 2: 36. 1782 non Vahlia Thunb. (1782)
    • Type: Vahlia fastuosa Dahl (= Ruizia populnea (Cav.) Dorr)
  • Trochetia DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 106. (1823)
    • Type (designated by Hutchinson, Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 504. 1967): Trochetia uniflora
  • Astyria Lindl. in Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 30 [Misc.]: 27. May 1844 & t. 49. 1 Sep 1844 (Astiria)
    • Type: Astyria rosea Lindl. (≡ Ruizia rosea (Lindl.) Dorr)
  • Koenigia Comm. ex Juss., Gen. Pl.: 275. (1789) nom. nud. pro syn. non Koenigia L. Mant. Pl. 3, 35. (1767)

Homonyms

• Ruizia Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 135 (1794), nom. illeg. vvide Peumus Molina in Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili: 185 (1782)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.I. 1786. Secunda dissertatio botanica. De Malva, Serra, Malope, Lavatera, Alcea, Althaea et Malachra. Accedunt Sidae mantissa, et tentamina de Malvarum atque Abutilonis fibris in usus oeconomicos praeparandis, [43]-106 pp. Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 2

Additional references

• Dorr, L.J. & Wurdack, K.J. 2020. Indo‐Asian Eriolaena expanded to include two Malagasy genera, and other generic realignments based on molecular phylogenetics of Dombeyoideae (Malvaceae). Taxon 70(1): 99-126. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12370 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ruizia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ruizia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr. 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ruizia. Published online. Accessed: July 12 2021.

Vernacular names

العربية: ديسمة
മലയാളം: റൂസിയ

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