Ruizia cordata

Cav. (1787)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Ruizia

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Diss. 3: 117 (1787)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruizia cordata Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai Valley, Medicinal section, east side of Lawai Stream, along road Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m x 6 cm, heterphyllous, mature leaves grayish-green rusty when young. Flowers with green sepals, petals & stamens pink-red, odorless (8 am) Lorence, D.H. 7717 Kauai BISH 1995-11-06
2 Ruizia cordata Koloa District. Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden, Middel Valley. Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 6.1 meters high. Dull, grayish green adult leaves with lighter veins. Leaf underside lighter dull green. Single fruiting cluster seen, unable to reach, NTBG970569.007 Albert-Lyons, R. 1 Kauai BISH 2019-01-09