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Ruagea
Sign in to saveRuagea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Venezuela and Bolivia. Most species are small or medium-sized trees native to montane rain forest and cloud forest in the Andes and Central American mountains, while Ruagea glabra and R. insignis also grow in lowland rain forests.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyMeliaceae
Appearance: with pinnate leaves, usually imparipinnate (paripinnate in Ruagea
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 120
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Collections
- F, MO, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia
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Ruagea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Venezuela and Bolivia. Most species are small or medium-sized trees native to montane rain forest and cloud forest in the Andes and Central American mountains, while Ruagea glabra and R. insignis also grow in lowland rain forests.
==Species== Nine species are accepted.
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