Rauia

Rauia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.

Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, (north, north-eastern and south-eastern) Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The genus name of Rauia is in honour of Ambrosius Rau (1784–1830), a German botanist and mineralogist. He was also a professor of natural history and forestry. It was first described and published in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. Vol.11 on page 151 in 1823.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Rauia nodosa
• Rauia prancei
• Rauia resinosa
• Rauia spicata
• Rauia subtruncata

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