Ruta is an ancient name in both Latvia and Lithuania (probably predates Christianity). Latvians give the name two pronunciations, one with a short and the other with a long u. In Lithuania the name also means the flower rue, an evergreen bush with yellow flowers: (see Wikipedia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Ruta Species Between 8-40 species, including: Ruta angustifolia - Egyptian Rue Ruta chalepensis - Fringed Rue Ruta corsica - Corsican Rue Ruta graveolens - Common Rue Ruta montana - Mountain Rue)Ruta is also the Polynesian form of Ruth.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Ruta
Species
Between 8-40 species, including:
Ruta angustifolia - Egyptian Rue
Ruta chalepensis - Fringed Rue
Ruta corsica - Corsican Rue
Ruta graveolens - Common Rue
Ruta montana - Mountain Rue)
Ruta is also the Polynesian form of Ruth.