Ruagea | |
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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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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]
Nine species are accepted. [2]