| Ruizia boutoniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Ruizia |
| Species: | R. boutoniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruizia boutoniana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trochetia boutoniana F.Friedmann (1981) | |
Ruizia boutoniana, known by its native Creole name boucle d'oreille, is a shrub in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.[1]
The species was first described as Trochetia boutoniana by Francis Friedmann in 1981. It was renamed in 2020 when genus Trochetia was subsumed into Ruizia.[1]
- ^ a b c d Ruizia boutoniana (F.Friedmann) Dorr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 June 2023.