Ruizia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.

It contains 13 species native mostly to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion), and one species native to Madagascar.

[1] The genus was described in 1786 by Antonio José Cavanilles, and named for Spanish botanist Hipólito Ruiz López (1754–1815).

[2] It was long thought to contain a single species, Ruizia cordata, endemic to Réunion.

[3] 13 species are currently accepted:[1] This Malvaceae article is a stub.