Ruyschia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Subfamily: Noranteoideae
Genus: Ruyschia
Jacq.
Synonyms
  • Caracasia Szyszyl.
  • Vargasia Ernst

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]

  • Ruyschia andina de Roon
  • Ruyschia clusiifolia Jacq.
  • Ruyschia enervia Lundell
  • Ruyschia moralesii Hammel
  • Ruyschia pavonii G.Don
  • Ruyschia phylladenia Sandwith
  • Ruyschia pilophora Triana & Planch.
  • Ruyschia tremadena (Ernst) Lundell
  • Ruyschia valerioi Standl.
  • Ruyschia viridiflora (Ernst) Lundell

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ruyschia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. 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.
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