Ruizterania

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Ruizterania
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Vochysiaceae
Genus: Ruizterania
Marc.-Berti

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

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]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ruizterania Marc.-Berti | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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