''Rulingia '' is a

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s native to

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. 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 33 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to continental Australia. Description Plants in the genus ''Androcalva'' are shrubs or trees and have stems, leaves and flowers covered with st ...

''. Species formerly placed in the genus included: *''Rulingia borealis'' (E.Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins (now ''

Commersonia borealis ''Commersonia borealis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a low growing, spreading shrub with egg-shaped to oblong leaves, and white, yellow and cream-coloured fl ...

'' (E.Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia corylifolia'' Graham (now ''

Commersonia corylifolia ''Commersonia corylifolia'', commonly known as hazel-leaved rulingia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a spreading, erect shrub with egg-shaped to narrowly egg-shape ...

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) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock ) – hazel-leaved rulingia *''Rulingia craurophylla''

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(now '' Commersonia craurophylla'' (F.Muell.) F. Muell.) – brittle leaved rulingia *''Rulingia cuneata'' Turcz. (now '' Androcalva cuneata'' (Turcz.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia cygnorum'' (Steud.) C.A.Gardner (now a

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of ''

Commersonia corniculata ''Commersonia corniculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect to prostrate shrub with 3-lobed, egg-shaped leaves, and white to cream-coloured flowers. De ...

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) K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins) *''Rulingia dasyphylla'' (Andrews) Sweet (now '' Commersonia dasyphylla''

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) – kerrawang *''Rulingia densiflora'' (Turcz.) Benth. (now ''

Commersonia densiflora ''Commersonia densiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, low-growing shrub with pinnate, elliptic to narrowly oblong, prominently veined leaves, and wh ...

'' (Turcz.) F.Muell.) *''Rulingia grandiflora''

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(now '' Commersonia grandiflora'' (Endl.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia hermanniifolia'' ( J.Gay ex

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) Endl. (now '' Commersonia hermanniifolia'' J.Gay ex Kunth) *''Rulingia loxophylla'' F.Muell. (now '' Androcalva loxophylla'' (F.Muell.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia luteiflora'' E.Pritz. (now '' Androcalva luteiflora'' (E. Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia madagascariensis''

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(now '' Commersonia madagascariensis'' (Baker) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia magniflora'' F.Muell. (now '' Commersonia magniflora'' (F.Muell.) F. Muell.) *''Rulingia malvifolia'' Steetz (now a

of ''

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) K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins) *''Rulingia parviflora'' Endl. (now '' Commersonia parviflora'' (Endl.) F.Muell.) – small-flowered rulingia *''Rulingia platycalyx'' Benth. (now a synonym of '' Commersonia parviflora'' (Endl.) F.Muell.) *''Rulingia procumbens''

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(now '' Androcalva procumbens'' (Maiden & Betche) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) *''Rulingia prostrata'' Maiden & Betche (now a

of '' Commersonia prostrata'' (Maiden & Betche) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock) – dwarf kerrawang *''Rulingia rotundifolia'' Turcz. (now ''

Commersonia rotundifolia ''Commersonia rotundifolia'', commonly known as round-leaved rulingia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an upright, openly-branched shrub with elliptic to round le ...

'' (Turcz.) F. Muell.) – round-leaved rulingia *''Rulingia rugosa'' Steetz (now '' Commersonia rugosa'' (Steetz) F. Muell.) *''Rulingia salviifolia'' (Hook. ex Steetz) Benth. (now ''

Commersonia salviifolia ''Commersonia salviifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and Endemism, endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with lance-shaped leaves and white flowers in clusters of 5 to 30. Description ''Commersonia salviifol ...

'' (Hook. ex Steetz) F.Muell.) *''Rulingia tratmannii'' C.R.P.Andrews (now a synonym of '' Commersonia craurophylla'' (F.Muell.) F. Muell.)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5225194 Byttnerioideae Historically recognized angiosperm genera Malvaceae genera