title: Rauia
text: # Rauia
  
  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 name of Rauia is in honour of Ambrosius Rau (1784–1830), a German botanist and mineralogist. 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 (Engl.) Kallunki
  * Rauia prancei W.A.Rodrigues & M.F.Silva
  * Rauia resinosa Nees & Mart.
  * Rauia spicata Haye
  * Rauia subtruncata Steyerm.
  