Ruizodendron
Genus of plants
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Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe.[3] The only known species is Ruizodendron ovale.[4]
| Ruizodendron | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Guatteria ovalis Ruiz & Pav. | |
Its native range is western South America and it is found in northern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru.[4] It grows in tropical rain forests.[3]
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,[5] and the Greek word for tree dendron.[3] The Latin specific epithet of ovale is derived from Latin ovum meaning egg-shaped.[6] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ark. Bot. Vol.28 (Edition 4) on page 3 in 1936.[4]