Hipólito Ruiz López, or Hipólito Ruiz, was a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788. During the reign of Carlos III, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Ruiz and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile.
Hexalobus mossambicensis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique.
Pseudoxandra williamsii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Peru. Robert Elias Fries, the Swedish botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Cremastosperma williamsii, named it after Llewelyn W. Williams, the Welsh economic botanist, who collected the holotype specimen he examined.
Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.
Hornschuchia is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple and soursop family Annonaceae, with all species native to South America and in eastern Brazil. It is within the Bocageeae tribe.
Xylopia benthamii is a species of flowering plant of the genus Xylopia, described by Robert Elias Fries in 1900. It contains one subspecies: Xylopia benthamii dolichopetala. The species is native to Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.
Cremastosperma cauliflorum is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Robert Elias Fries, the Swedish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its flowers which grow from its main trunk or stem.
Diclinanona is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae.
Diclinanona calycina is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Ludwig Diels, the German botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Xylopia calycina, named it after its well-developed calyx.
Fusaea longifolia is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, the French botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Annona longifolia, named it after its long-leaved foliage.
Fusaea decurrens is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peru. Robert Elias Fries. The Swedish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after wings of the leaves that run down the stem of the leaf.
Fusaea peruviana is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Robert Elias Fries, the Swedish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Peru where the specimen he examined was found near the Huallaga River and the city of Yurimaguas.
Pseudoxandra leiophylla is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Ludwig Diels, the German botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Unonopsis leiophylla, named it after its smooth leaves.
Pseudoxandra lucida is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Robert Elias Fries, the Swedish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its shiny leaves.
Pseudoxandra polyphleba is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru. Ludwig Diels, the German botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Unonopsis polyphleba, named it after the distinctive veins in its leaves.
Sapranthus palanga, commonly known as palanca, is a species of cauliflorous tree in the family Annonaceae, native to the tropical regions of Central America, especially Costa Rica.
Riqueuria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one known species, Riqueuria aveniaRuiz & Pav.
Xylopia densiflora is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Peru. Robert Elias Fries, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its dense clusters of flowers.
Xylopia micans is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Robert Elias Fries, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the gleaming hairs on the undersides of its leaves.
Xylopia polyantha is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Robert Elias Fries, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its many flowers.
