Ruyschia
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Marcgraviaceae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Ruyschia Jacq. |
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Ruyschia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marcgraviaceae.[1]
Its native range is from southern Mexico down to Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Leeward Islands, Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and the Windward Islands.[1]
The genus name of Ruyschia is in honour of Frederik Ruysch (1638–1731), a Dutch botanist and anatomist. He is known for developing techniques for preserving anatomical specimens, which he used to create dioramas or scenes incorporating human parts.[2] It was first described and published in Enum. Syst. Pl. on page 2 in 1760.[1]
Known species[]
According to Kew:[1]
- de Roon
- Jacq.
- Lundell
- Hammel
- G.Don
- Sandwith
- Triana & Planch.
- (Ernst) Lundell
- Standl.
- (Ernst) Lundell
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Ruyschia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Marcgraviaceae
- Ericales genera
- Plants described in 1760
- Flora of Veracruz
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Venezuela
- Flora of western South America