Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Species:
ruizii
ID:
1143370

Status:
valid

Authors:
Miranda

Source:
tro

Year:
1957

Citation Micro:
Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 27: 326 (1957)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001142708



Common Names

  • Mortoniodendron ruizii
  • Ruiz's Mortoniodendron
  • Ruiz's Starwort


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Description

Mortoniodendron ruizii (also called Ruiz's Mortoniodendron, among many other common names) is a shrub native to Central and South America. It has a rounded, spreading crown and a short trunk with a smooth, gray bark. The leaves are pentagonal, serrated, and dark green in color. It grows in moist forests, along rivers, and in valleys.

Uses & Benefits

Mortoniodendron ruizii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens, as a source of timber, and for its edible fruits.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Mortoniodendron ruizii has small, yellow, star-shaped flowers with five petals. Its seeds are small, black, and round. Its seedlings have long, thin, light green leaves.

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Where to Find Mortoniodendron ruizii

Mortoniodendron ruizii is native to Colombia and can be found in the wild in the departments of Antioquia, Cauca, and Valle del Cauca.

Species in the Malvaceae family

Abelmoschus angulosus, Abelmoschus caillei, Abelmoschus crinitus, Abelmoschus esculentus, Abelmoschus ficulneus, Abelmoschus hostilis, Abelmoschus magnificus, Abelmoschus manihot, Abelmoschus moschatus, Abelmoschus muliensis, Abelmoschus sagittifolius, Abelmoschus enbeepeegearensis, Abroma augustum, Abutilon abutiloides, Abutilon affine, Abutilon alii, Abutilon amplum, Abutilon andrewsianum, Abutilon andrieuxii, Abutilon anglosomaliae, Abutilon angulatum, Abutilon anodoides, Abutilon appendiculatum, Abutilon arenarium, Abutilon arequipense, Abutilon auritum, Abutilon austroafricanum, Abutilon badium, Abutilon balansae, Abutilon bastardioides, Abutilon benedictum, Abutilon berlandieri, Abutilon bidentatum, Abutilon bracteosum, Abutilon buchii, Abutilon burandtii, Abutilon bussei, Abutilon californicum, Abutilon calliphyllum, Abutilon carinatum, Abutilon coahuilae, Abutilon commutatum, Abutilon cryptopetalum, Abutilon cuspidatum, Abutilon densiflorum, Abutilon dinteri, Abutilon dispermum, Abutilon divaricatum, Abutilon dugesii, Abutilon durandoi,

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