- Source: Ruizia
Ruizia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains 13 species native mostly to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion), and one species native to Madagascar.
The genus was described in 1786 by Antonio José Cavanilles, and named for Spanish botanist Hipólito Ruiz López (1754–1815). It was long thought to contain a single species, Ruizia cordata, endemic to Réunion. In 2021 the genus was re-circumscribed to include the genus Trochetia and several species formerly classed in genus Dombeya.
Species
13 species are currently accepted:
Subgenus Trochetia
Trochetia blackburniana (Bojer ex Baker) Dorr – Mauritius
Trochetia boutoniana (F.Friedmann) Dorr – Mauritius
Trochetia granulata (Cordem.) Dorr - Reunion
Trochetia parviflora (Bojer ex Baker) Dorr - Mauritius (Mount Corps de Garde)
Trochetia triflora (DC.) Dorr - Mauritius
Trochetia uniflora (DC.) Dorr - Mauritius
Subgenus Ruizia
Ruizia cordata Cav. – Réunion
Subgenus Dombeya
Dombeya ferruginea (Cav.) Dorr – Mascarene Islands
Dombeya mauritiana (F.Friedmann) Dorr – Mauritius
Dombeya parviflora (Bojer ex Baker) Dorr - Mauritius (Mount Corps de garde)
Ruizia populnea (Cav.) Dorr – Mascarene Islands
†? Ruizia rosea (Lindl.) Dorr – Mauritius
Ruizia sevathianii (Le Péchon & Baider) Dorr – Mauritius
Ruizia tremula (Hochr.) Dorr – southwestern Madagascar