{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{automatic taxobox |image = |image_caption = |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Rulingia |authority = R.Br. |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text |type_species = ''Rulingia pannosa'' |type_species_authority = R.Br. }}
'''''Rulingia ''''' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and Madagascar.<ref name=WA>{{FloraBase|name=''Rulingia''|id=21784}}</ref> In 2011, all species were transferred to ''Commersonia'' with the exception of ''Rulingia cuneata'', ''R. loxophylla'', ''R. luteiflora'' and ''R. procumbens'' which have been transferred to the new genus ''Androcalva''.
Species formerly placed in the genus included:<ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=RULINGIA|title=''Rulingia'' |accessdate=8 December 2011|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref> *''Rulingia borealis'' <small>(E.Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins</small> (now ''Commersonia borealis'' <small>(E.Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) *''Rulingia corylifolia'' <small>Graham</small> (now ''Commersonia corylifolia'' <small>(Graham) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small> ) – hazel-leaved rulingia *''Rulingia craurophylla'' <small>F.Muell.</small> (now ''Commersonia craurophylla'' <small>(F.Muell.) F. Muell.</small>) – brittle leaved rulingia *''Rulingia cuneata'' <small>Turcz.</small> (now ''Androcalva cuneata'' <small>(Turcz.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) *''Rulingia cygnorum'' <small>(Steud.) C.A.Gardner</small> (now a synonym of ''Commersonia corniculata'' <small>(Sm.) K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins</small>) *''Rulingia dasyphylla'' <small>(Andrews) Sweet</small> (now ''Commersonia dasyphylla'' <small>Andrews</small>) – kerrawang *''Rulingia densiflora'' <small>(Turcz.) Benth.</small> (now ''Commersonia densiflora'' <small>(Turcz.) F.Muell.</small>) *''Rulingia grandiflora'' <small>Endl.</small> (now ''Commersonia grandiflora'' <small>(Endl.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) *''Rulingia hermanniifolia'' <small>(J.Gay ex Kunth) Endl.</small> (now ''Commersonia hermanniifolia'' <small>J.Gay ex Kunth</small>) *''Rulingia loxophylla'' <small>F.Muell.</small> (now ''Androcalva loxophylla'' <small>(F.Muell.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) *''Rulingia luteiflora'' <small>E.Pritz.</small> (now ''Androcalva luteiflora'' <small>(E. Pritz.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) *''Rulingia madagascariensis'' <small>Baker</small> (now ''Commersonia madagascariensis'' <small>(Baker) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>)<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=''Commersonia madagascariensis'' |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77116430-1 |publisher=Plants of the World Online |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''Rulingia magniflora'' <small> F.Muell.</small> (now ''Commersonia magniflora'' <small>(F.Muell.) F. Muell.</small>) *''Rulingia malvifolia'' <small>Steetz</small> (now a synonym of ''Commersonia corniculata'' <small>(Sm.) K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins</small>) *''Rulingia parviflora'' <small> Endl.</small> (now ''Commersonia parviflora'' <small>(Endl.) F.Muell.</small>) – small-flowered rulingia *''Rulingia platycalyx'' <small>Benth.</small> (now a synonym of ''Commersonia parviflora'' <small>(Endl.) F.Muell.</small>) *''Rulingia procumbens'' <small>Maiden & Betche</small> (now ''Androcalva procumbens'' <small>(Maiden & Betche) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) *''Rulingia prostrata'' <small>Maiden & Betche</small> (now a synonym of ''Commersonia prostrata'' <small>(Maiden & Betche) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock</small>) – dwarf kerrawang *''Rulingia rotundifolia'' <small>Turcz.</small> (now ''Commersonia rotundifolia'' <small>(Turcz.) F. Muell.</small>) – round-leaved rulingia *''Rulingia rugosa'' <small>Steetz</small> (now ''Commersonia rugosa'' <small>(Steetz) F. Muell.</small>) *''Rulingia salviifolia'' <small>(Hook. ex Steetz) Benth.</small> (now ''Commersonia salviifolia'' <small>(Hook. ex Steetz) F.Muell.</small>) *''Rulingia tratmannii'' <small>C.R.P.Andrews</small> (now a synonym of ''Commersonia craurophylla'' <small>(F.Muell.) F. Muell.</small>)
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Category:Byttnerioideae Category:Historically recognized angiosperm genera Category:Malvaceae genera