''Rulingia '' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s native to
Australia and
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
In 2011, all species were transferred to ''
Commersonia
''Commersonia'' is a genus of twenty-five species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees, occurring from Indochina to Australia and have stems, leaves and flowers covered with star-like hairs. The le ...
'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which have been transferred to the new genus ''
Androcalva
''Androcalva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus was first formally described in 2011 and comprises species formerly included in '' Commersonia'' (22) and ''Rulingia
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plan ...
''.
Species formerly placed in the genus included:
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Rulingia borealis
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to ''Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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(E.Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins
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Rulingia corylifolia''
Graham – Hazel-leaved Rulingia
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Rulingia craurophylla
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' wh ...
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F.Muell. – Brittle-leaved Rulingia
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Rulingia cuneata
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' wh ...
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Turcz.
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Rulingia cygnorum
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' wh ...
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(Steud.) C.A.Gardner
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Rulingia dasyphylla
''Commersonia dasyphylla'', commonly known as kerrawang, is a species of flowering plant of the family Malvaceae and is endemic to eastern continental Australia. It is a shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped with irregular edges and flowers in ...
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(Andrews) Sweet – Kerrawang
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Rulingia densiflora
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to ''Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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(Turcz.) Benth.
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Rulingia grandiflora
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to ''Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Endl.
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Rulingia hermanniifolia
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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(Gay) Endl.
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Rulingia loxophylla
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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F.Muell.
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Rulingia luteiflora
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' wh ...
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E.Pritz. – Yellow-flowered Rulingia
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Rulingia madagascariensis
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to ''Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Baker
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Rulingia magniflora
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is ...
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F.Muell.
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Rulingia malvifolia
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Steetz
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Rulingia parviflora
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Endl. – Small-flowered Rulingia;
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Rulingia platycalyx
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Benth.
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Rulingia procumbens
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Maiden & Betche
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Rulingia prostrata
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Maiden & Betche – Dwarf Kerrawang
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Rulingia rotundifolia
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Turcz. – Round-leaved Rulingia
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Rulingia rugosa
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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Steetz
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Rulingia salviifolia
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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(Hook. ex Steetz) Benth.
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Rulingia tratmannii
''Rulingia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar. In 2011, all species were transferred to '' Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R.luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which ...
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C.R.P.Andrews
References
Byttnerioideae
Historically recognized angiosperm genera
Malvaceae genera
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