Ruizia cordata

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Ruizia
Species: Ruizia cordata
Name

Ruizia cordata Cav., 1787
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Ruizia aurea Baker in Fl. Mauritius: 59 (1877)
Ruizia diversifolia Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: t. 295 (1798)
Ruizia integrifolia Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 483 (1841), nom. nud.
Ruizia laciniata Cav. in Diss. 3: 119 (1787)
Ruizia lobata Cav. in Diss. 3: 118 (1787)
Ruizia palmata Cav. in Diss. 3: 119 (1787)
Ruizia variabilis Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 24 (1798)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Mascareñas
Réunion

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Cavanilles, A.I. 1787. Tertia dissertatio botanica. De Ruizia, Assonia, Dombeya, Pentapete, Malvavisco, Pavonia, Hibisco, Laguna, Cienfuegosia, Quararibea, Pachira, Hugonia, et Monsonia. Pp. 107–185, tt. 36–74 in Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem. Apud Franciscum Amb. Didot, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3: 117

Additional references

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ruizia cordata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 17. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Ruizia cordata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ruizia cordata. Published online. Accessed: September 17 2023. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Ruizia cordata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 September 2023.

Vernacular names
français: Bois de senteur blanc

Ruizia cordata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Malvaceae. It is a tree endemic to Réunion.[1]
References

Ruizia cordata Cav. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 June 2023.