Rauia Explained

Rauia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.^[1]

Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, (north, north-eastern and south-eastern) Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The genus name of Rauia is in honour of Ambrosius Rau (1784–1830), a German botanist and mineralogist. He was also a professor of natural history and forestry.^[2] It was first described and published in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. Vol.11 on page 151 in 1823.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Rauia nodosa
• Rauia prancei
• Rauia resinosa
• Rauia spicata
• Rauia subtruncata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rauia Nees & Mart. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.