Ruizia parviflora

Ruizia parviflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ruizia
Species:
R. parviflora
Binomial name
Ruizia parviflora
(Bojer ex Baker) Dorr (2020)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dombeya parviflora (Bojer ex Baker) Arènes (1960), nom. illeg.
  • Trochetia parviflora Bojer ex Baker (1877)

Ruizia parviflora is a very rare shrub from the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.[1]

The species was first described as Trochetia parviflora in 1877. It was renamed in 2020 when genus Trochetia was subsumed into genus Ruizia.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Ruizia parviflora Bojer ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2023.