''Rauia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
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. 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 Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

. 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'' 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 n ...

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Rauia prancei ''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 n ...

'' *'' Rauia resinosa'' *'' Rauia spicata'' *'' Rauia subtruncata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5689672 Zanthoxyloideae genera Zanthoxyloideae Plants described in 1823 Flora of northern South America Flora of Bolivia Flora of North Brazil Flora of Northeast Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil