Ruyschia Clusiifolia
''Ruyschia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marcgraviaceae. Its native range is from southern Mexico down to Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Leeward Islands, Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and the Windward Islands. The genus name of ''Ruyschia'' is in honour of Frederik Ruysch (1638–1731), a Dutch botanist and anatomist. He is known for developing techniques for preserving anatomical specimens, which he used to create dioramas or scenes incorporating human parts. It was first described and published in Enum. Syst. Pl. on page 2 in 1760. Known species According to Kew: *''Ruyschia andina'' *''Ruyschia clusiifolia'' *''Ruyschia enervia'' *''Ruyschia moralesii'' *''Ruyschia pavonii'' *''Ruyschia phylladenia'' *''Ruyschia pilophora'' *''Ruyschia tremadena'' *''Ruyschia valerioi'' *''Ruyschia viridiflora'' References

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*Jacq van den Berg (born 1916), Netherlands sailor and olympian *Jacq Firmin Vogelaar *''Jacq.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin(1727–1817), Dutch-born scientist *''J.Jacq.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Joseph Franz von Jacquin (1766–1839), Austrian scientist *Jack (surname) *Jacque, given name and surname *Jacques, given name and surname {{surname ...
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