Ruizia parviflora

Ruizia parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ruizia
Species:
R. parviflora
Binomial name
Ruizia parviflora
(Bojer ex Baker) Dorr (2020)
Synonyms
  • Dombeya parviflora (Bojer ex Baker) Arènes (1960), nom. illeg.
  • Trochetia parviflora Bojer ex Baker (1877)

Ruizia parviflora is a very rare shrub from the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.

The species was first described as Trochetia parviflora in 1877. It was renamed in 2020 when genus Trochetia was subsumed into genus Ruizia.