Ruagea
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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 H.Karst. |
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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]
