Ruizterania Explained

Ruizterania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vochysiaceae.^[1]

Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The genus name of Ruizterania is in honour of Luis Enrique Ruíz-Terán (1923–1979), a Venezuelan researcher and university professor of botany.^[2] It was first described and published in Pittieria Vol.2 on page 6 in 1969.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Ruizterania albiflora
• Ruizterania belemnensis
• Ruizterania cassiquiarensis
• Ruizterania esmeraldae
• Ruizterania ferruginea
• Ruizterania gardneriana
• Ruizterania nitida
• Ruizterania obtusata
• Ruizterania retusa
• Ruizterania rigida
• Ruizterania sacculata
• Ruizterania trichanthera
• Ruizterania urceolata
• Ruizterania wittrockii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ruizterania Marc.-Berti Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 23 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.