Ruizia cordata Cav. (1787:117)
Sweet-scented Whitewood, Bois de senteur, Bois de chanteur, Bois de chanteur blanc
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Ruizia laciniata Cav. in Diss. 3: 119 (1787); Ruizia lobata Cav. in Diss. 3: 118 (1787); Ruizia palmata Cav. in Diss. 3: 119 (1787); Ruizia variabilis Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 24 (1798); Ruizia diversifolia Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: t. 295 (1798); Ruizia integrifolia Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 483 (1841), nom. nud.; Ruizia aurea Baker in Fl. Mauritius: 59 (1877)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Last record: 1950's (Autrey, 2025:5)
Since Rediscovered (Lesouef, 1988; Autrey, 2025:5)
Distribution & Habitat
Réunion, Mascarene Islands
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Autrey, L. Jean Claude. (2025). Flora of the Mascarenes Project. MAST Newsletter [2025]: 5-6.
Bosser, J. et al. (eds.). (1987). Flore des Mascareignes 51-62: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
Lesouef, J. Y. (1988). The rescue of Ruizia cordata and the possible extinction of Astiria rosea. Botanic Gardens Conservation News 1: 35-39.
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 24 June 2026]