Ruizodendron Explained

Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe.[1] The only known species is Ruizodendron ovale.[2]

Its native range is western South America and it is found in northern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru. It grows in tropical rain forests.[1] 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,[3] and the Greek word for tree dendron.[1] The Latin specific epithet of ovale is derived from Latin ovum meaning egg-shaped.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ark. Bot. Vol.28 (Edition 4) on page 3 in 1936.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Erkens . Roy . Oosterhof . Jessica . Westra . Lubbert Y.Th. . Maas . Paul J.M. . Revisions of Ruizodendron and Pseudephedranthus (Annonaceae) including a new species and an overview of most up-to-date revisions of Neotropical Annonaceae genera . PhytoKeys . 2017 . 86 . 75–96 . 10.3897/phytokeys.86.13773. free . 29158697 . 5672117 .
  2. Web site: Ruizodendron R.E.Fr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
  3. 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.
  4. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .

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