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Ruizterania

Genus of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Ruizterania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vochysiaceae.[1]

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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]

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Known species

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
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