Ruagea

Ruagea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae.^[1] It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Venezuela and Bolivia.^[2] Most species are small or medium-sized trees native to montane rain forest and cloud forest in the Andes and Central American mountains, while Ruagea glabra and R. insignis also grow in lowland rain forests.^[3]

Ruagea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Subfamily:	Melioideae
Genus:	Ruagea H.Karst.
Species
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Species

Nine species are accepted.^[2]

• Ruagea glabra Triana & Planch.
• Ruagea hirsuta (C.DC.) Harms
• Ruagea insignis (C.DC.) T.D.Penn.
• Ruagea membranacea W.Palacios
• Ruagea microphylla W.Palacios
• Ruagea ovalis (Rusby) Harms
• Ruagea pubescens H.Karst.
• Ruagea subviridiflora (C.DC.) Harms
• Ruagea tomentosa Cuatrec.