Ruizodendron

Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe.[2] The only known species is Ruizodendron ovale.[3]

Ruizodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
(Ruiz & Pav.) R.E.Fr.
Synonyms[1]

Guatteria ovalis Ruiz & Pav.

Its native range is western South America and it is found in northern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru.[3] It grows in tropical rain forests.[2]

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,[4] and the Greek word for tree dendron.[2] The Latin specific epithet of ovale is derived from Latin ovum meaning egg-shaped.[5] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ark. Bot. Vol.28 (Edition 4) on page 3 in 1936.[3]

References
  1. "Ruizodendron ovale (Ruiz & Pav.) R.E.Fr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ruizodendron R.E.Fr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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