''Rousselia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria ...

. Its native range is south-eastern Mexico to Colombia and the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and the Windward Islands. It was first described and published in Voy. Uranie on page 503 in 1830.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Rousselia cubensis'' *'' Rousselia erratica'' *'' Rousselia humilis'' *'' Rousselia impariflora''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9070928 Urticaceae Urticaceae genera Plants described in 1830 Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of the Caribbean Flora of Colombia