Ruizterania | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]