Ruagea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Venezuela and Bolivia. Most species are small or medium-sized trees native to montane rain forest and cloud forest in the Andes and Central American mountains, while Ruagea glabra and R. insignis also grow in lowland rain forests.
Species
Nine species are accepted.
- Ruagea glabra Triana & Planch.
- Ruagea hirsuta (C.DC.) Harms
- Ruagea insignis (C.DC.) T.D.Penn.
- Ruagea membranacea W.Palacios
- Ruagea microphylla W.Palacios
- Ruagea ovalis (Rusby) Harms
- Ruagea pubescens H.Karst.
- Ruagea subviridiflora (C.DC.) Harms
- Ruagea tomentosa Cuatrec.
