Ruagea

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Ruagea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae.[1] It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Venezuela and Bolivia.[2] Most species are small or medium-sized trees native to montane rain forest and cloud forest in the Andes and Central American mountains, while Ruagea glabra and R. insignis also grow in lowland rain forests.[3]

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Ruagea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Subfamily: Melioideae
Genus: Ruagea
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Species

Nine species are accepted.[2]

  • Ruagea glabra Triana & Planch.
  • Ruagea hirsuta (C.DC.) Harms
  • Ruagea insignis (C.DC.) T.D.Penn.
  • Ruagea membranacea W.Palacios
  • Ruagea microphylla W.Palacios
  • Ruagea ovalis (Rusby) Harms
  • Ruagea pubescens H.Karst.
  • Ruagea subviridiflora (C.DC.) Harms
  • Ruagea tomentosa Cuatrec.

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