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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

 

 

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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]

 

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