Ruizodendron

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Ruizodendron
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Malmeoideae
Tribe: Malmeeae
Genus: Ruizodendron
R.E.Fr.
Species:
R. ovale
Binomial name
Ruizodendron ovale
Synonyms [2]

Guatteria ovalisRuiz & Pav.

Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe. [3] The only known species is Ruizodendron ovale. [4]

Its native range is western South America and it is found in northern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru. [4] It grows in tropical rain forests. [3]

The genus name of Ruizodendron is in honour of Hipólito Ruiz López (1754–1815), a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788, [5] and the Greek word for tree dendron. [3] The Latin specific epithet of ovale is derived from Latin ovum meaning egg-shaped. [6] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ark. Bot. Vol.28 (Edition 4) on page 3 in 1936. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ruizodendron ovale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T145665437A145665439. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145665437A145665439.en . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ruizodendron ovale (Ruiz & Pav.) R.E.Fr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Erkens, Roy; Oosterhof, Jessica; Westra, Lubbert Y.Th.; Maas, Paul J.M. (2017). "Revisions of Ruizodendron and Pseudephedranthus (Annonaceae) including a new species and an overview of most up-to-date revisions of Neotropical Annonaceae genera". PhytoKeys (86): 75–96. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.86.13773 . PMC   5672117 . PMID   29158697.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ruizodendron R.E.Fr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition[Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   978-1-84533-731-5.
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