List of taxa named by Ruiz and Pavón


Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez are jointly cited as the authors of many botanical names. Between 1779 and 1788 these Spanish botanists visited Chile, Peru and other South American countries. Their standard author abbreviations are "Ruiz" and "Pav.", so that they are now jointly cited as "Ruiz & Pav." Ruiz y Pavón is the Spanish form of the Latin Ruiz et Pavón; both mean "Ruiz and Pavón".

Published works

Ruiz and Pavón jointly published:
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  • Volume I. : Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, 1798.

Taxa of Ruiz &; Pavón

Although Ruiz and Pavón named plant genera after one another, Cavanilles was working independently at about the same time and honoured each of them with the genus names Pavonia Cav., and Ruizia Cav., which were published before their own work. Pavonia Ruiz & Pav. and Ruizia Pav. are thus homonyms.
Key : A = species is accepted | S = species is a synonym | U = species is unresolved

Genera (''A'' — ''E'')

  • Acaena
  • *A. argentea A
  • *A. cylindristachya A
  • *A. lappacea S
    A
  • *A. ovalifolia A
  • *A. pinnatifida A
  • *A. trifida U
  • Aextoxicon
  • *A. punctatum A
  • Alonsoa
  • *A. acutifolia A
  • *A. caulialata A
  • *A. incisifolia S
    A
  • *A. incissaefolia S
    A
  • *A. linearis A
  • *A. procumbens S
    A
  • *A. unilabiata S
    A
  • Aloysia
  • *A. virgata A
    A. virgata ] S
    S
  • Alstroemeria
  • *A. anceps S
    A
  • *A. bracteata S
    A
  • *A. coccinea S
    A
  • *A. cordifolia S
    A
  • *A. crocea S
    A
  • *A. denticulata S
    A
  • *A. distichifolia S
    A
    S
    S
  • *A. fimbriata S
    A
  • *A. formosissima S
    A
  • *A. haemantha S
    A
  • *A. latifolia S
    A
  • *A. ligtu ''forma haemantha S
    A
  • *A. ligtu var. lineatiflora S
    A
  • *A. lineatiflora S
    A
  • *A. macrocarpa S
    A
  • *A. peregrina S
    A
  • *A. purpurea S
    A
  • *A. revoluta A
  • *A. rosea S
    S
    A
  • *A. secundifolia S
    A
    S
    S
  • *A. setacea S
    A
  • *A. tomentosa S
    A
  • *A. versicolor A
  • Azara
  • *A. dentata A
  • *A. integrifolia A
  • *A. serrata U
  • Baccharis
  • *B. caespitosa A
  • *B. concava A
  • *B. corymbosa A
  • *B. emarginata A
  • *B. genistelloides subsp. venosa S
    A
  • *B. latifolia A
  • *B. linearis A
  • *B. nitida A
  • *B. oblongifolia A
  • *B. obovata S
    A
  • *B. parviflora S
    A
  • *B. prostrata S
    A
  • *B. racemosa A
  • *B. reticulata S
    A
  • *B. salicifolia A
  • *B. scabra A
  • *B. scandens A
  • *B. serrulata var. linearis S
    A
  • *B. striata S
    A
  • *B. tomentosa A
  • *B. uniflora A
  • *B. venosa A
  • *B. viscosa S
    A
  • Baitaria
  • *B. acaulis S
    A
  • Bomarea
  • *B. anceps A
    S
  • *B. bracteata A
    S
  • *B. coccinea A
    S
    S
  • *B. cordifolia A
    S
  • *B. crocea A
    S
  • *B. denticulata A
    S
  • *B. distichifolia A
    S
    S
    S
  • *B. fimbriata Herb. ] S
    S
    A
  • *B. formosissima Herb. A
    S
  • *B. latifolia Herb. A
    S
  • *B. macrocarpa Herb. S
    S
    A
    S
  • *B. purpurea Herb. A
    S
  • *B. rosea Herb. A
    S
    S
  • *B. secundifolia Baker A
    S
    S
    S
  • *B. setacea Herb. A
    S
  • *B. tomentosa Herb. S
    A
  • Bulbostylis
  • *Bulbostylis striata H.Pfeiff. A
  • Calceolaria
  • *C. alba Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. angustiflora Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. bicolor Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. bicrenata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. biflora Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. cuneiformis Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. deflexa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. dentata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. flexuosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. glauca Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. heterophylla Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. inflexa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. involuta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. involuta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. oblonga Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. perfoliata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. pinnata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. pulverulenta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. puncticulata Phil. U
  • *C. punicea Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. rugosa Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. salicifolia Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. scabra Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. scapiflora Benth. A
  • *C. sessilis Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. tomentosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. trifida Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. tripartita Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. uniflora Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. verticillata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. virgata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. viscosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Cantua
  • *C. flexuosa Pers. A
    S
  • *C. foetida Cav. U
    U
  • Capsicum
  • *C. pubescens Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. punctatum Kuntze S
    A
  • Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav.
  • *C. ciliata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. serrata auct. non Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. serrata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Cinchona
  • *C. acuminata Poir. ex Lam. S
    A
  • *C. acutifolia Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. condaminea Bonpl. var. lanceolata Lamb. S
    A
  • *C. corymbosa Brign. S
    A
  • *C. dichotoma Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. glandulifera Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. glandulosa Ruiz & Pav. ex Triana S
    A
  • *C. glomerata Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *C. grandiflora Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. grandifolia Ruiz & Pav. ex Poir. S
    A
  • *C. hirsuta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. laccifera Ruiz & Pav. ex Fée S
    A
  • *C. lanceolata Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *C. lancifolia Mutis var. nitida Schult. S
    A
  • *C. magnifolia Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. micrantha Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. nitida Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. oblongifolia Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. obtusifolia Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. ovata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. pallescens Ruiz ex DC. var. ovata Howard S
    A
  • *C. peruviana Howard var. micrantha Howard S
    A
  • *C. peruviana Howard var. nitida Howard S
    A
  • *C. pubescens Vahl var. hirsuta DC. S
    A
  • *C. pubescens Vahl var. ovata DC. S
    A
  • *C. pubescens Vahl var. purpurea Wedd. S
    A
  • *C. purpurea Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. rosea Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Cistanthe
  • *C. lingulata Hershk. A
  • *C. paniculata Carolin ex Hershk. A
  • Citronella
  • *C. mucronata D.Don A
  • Clinopodium
  • *C. multiflorum Kuntze A

  • *C. obovatum Govaerts A
    S
  • *C. revolutum Govaerts A
    S
  • *C. striatum Govaerts A

  • Collomia
  • *C. biflora Brand A
  • Columellia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *C. oblonga Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. obovata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Conanthera Ruiz & Pav.
  • *C. bifolia Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Condaminea
  • *C. corymbosa DC. A
  • *C. microcarpa DC. A
  • *C. venosa DC. A
  • Cosmibuena Ruiz & Pav.
  • *C. acuminata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. grandiflora Rusby A
  • *C. obtusifolia Ruiz & Pav. S
  • Cremastosperma
  • *C. pendulum R.E.Fr. A
  • Cuscuta
  • *C. corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *C. croymbosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *C. odorata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Cyperus
  • *C. niger Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *C. striatus Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Cyphomandra
  • *C. obliqua Sendtn. U
    S
    S
  • *C. pendula Sendtn. U
    S
    S
  • *C. viridiflora Sendtn. U
    S
    S ]
  • Cyrtidiorchis
  • *C. alata Rauschert A
  • Cyrtochilum
  • *C. hastatum Dalström A
  • *C. ligulatum Mansf. ex Dalström A
  • Cyrtopodium
  • *C. paniculatum Garay A
  • Danbya
  • *D. distichifolia Salisb. S
    S
    A
    S
  • *D. secundifolia Salisb. S
    S
    A
    S
  • Desfontainia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *D. spinosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Embothrium
  • *E. coccineum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. lanceolatum Kuntze S
    A
  • *E. coccineum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst forma lanceolatum Pérez-Mor. S
    A
  • *E. dentatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *E. emarginatum Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *E. lanceolatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *E. monospermum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *E. obliguum Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *E. obliquum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *E. pinnatum Ruiz & Pav. U
  • Epilobium
  • *E. denticulatum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Escallonia
  • *E. corymbosa Pers. S
    A
  • *E. cuneifolia Schult. S
    A
  • *E. myrtilloides L.f. var. patens Sleumer A
  • *E. paniculata Schult. A
  • *E. patens Killip S
    A
  • *E. pendula Pers. A
  • *E. pulverulenta Pers. A
  • *E. resinosa Pers. A
  • *E. revoluta Pers. A
  • *E. rubra Pers. A
  • *E. virgata Pers. A
  • Exostema
  • *E. corymbosum'' Spreng. A
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Genera (''F'' — ''J'')

  • Fabiana Ruiz & Pav.
  • *F. imbricata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Fuchsia
  • *F. apetala Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *F. coccinea Aiton var. macrostema Hook. S
    A
  • *F. coccinea Aiton var. macrostemma Hook.f.] S
    A
  • *F. corymbiflora Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *F. decussata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *F. denticulata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *F. gracilis Lindl. var. macrostemma Lindl. S
    A
  • *F. grandiflora Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *F. macrostemma Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *F. magellanica Lam. var. macrostemma Munz S
    A
  • *F. ovalis Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *F. rosea Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *F. serratifolia Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *F. simplicicaulis Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Gardoquia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *G. elliptica Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    S
  • *G. incana Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    S
  • *G. multiflora Ruiz & Pav. S
    S
  • *G. obovata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    S
  • *G. revoluta Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *G. striata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    S
  • Gilia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *G. biflora J.F.Macbr. S
  • *G. involucrata Endl. U
  • *G. laciniata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Glandularia
  • *G. clavata Botta A
    S
  • *G. corymbosa N.O'Leary & P.Peralta A
    S
    S
  • *G. cuneifolia Binder S
    A
  • Gomortega Ruiz & Pav.
  • *G. nitida Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Guatteria Ruiz & Pav.
  • *G. decandra Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don A
  • *G. decandra Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *G. glauca Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *G. hirsuta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *G. magnifica Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don U
  • *G. microcarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don A
  • *G. microcarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex E.A.López S
    A
  • *G. ovalis Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *G. pendula Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Jaltomata
  • *J. aspera Mione & F.G.Coe A
  • *J. bicolor Mione A
  • *J. biflora Benítez A
    S
  • *J. contorta Mione A
  • *J. dentata Benítez A
    S
  • *J. umbellata Mione & M.Nee A
  • Jarava Ruiz & Pav.
  • *J. ichu Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Joosia
  • *J. dichotoma H.Karst. A
  • Jovellana Ruiz & Pav.
  • *J. punctata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *J. scapiflora Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
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Genera (''K'' — ''O'')

  • Kageneckia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *K. lanceolata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *K. oblonga Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Krameria
  • *K. pentapetala Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *K. triandra Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Ladenbergia
  • *L. acutifolia Klotzsch A
  • *L. dichotoma Klotzsch S
    A
  • *L. magnifolia Klotzsch S
    A
  • Lapageria Ruiz & Pav.
  • *L. rosea Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Lardizabala Ruiz & Pav.
  • *L. biternata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *L. trifoliata Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *L. triternata Ruiz & Pav. U
  • Laurelia
  • *L. sempervirens Tul.* A
    S
  • Lomatia
  • *L. dentata R.Br.* A
    S
    S
  • *L. hirsuta Diels subsp. obliqua R.T.Penn. A
  • *L. obliqua R.Br. A
  • Luzuriaga Ruiz & Pav.
  • *L. radicans Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Lycianthes
  • *L. acutifolia Bitter A
    S
  • *L. biformifolia Bitter A
    S
  • *L. glandulosa Bitter A
    S
  • *L. lineata Bitter A
    S
  • Macrocnemum
  • *M. corymbosum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. microcarpum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. roseum Wedd. A
  • *M. venosum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Margyricarpus Ruiz & Pav.
  • *M. setosus Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *M. uniflora Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav.
  • *M. alata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. bicolor Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. ciliata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. cuneiformis Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. haemathodes Garay S
    A
  • *M. hastata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. ligulata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. longipetala Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. paniculata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. platypetala Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. prolifera Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. ramosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. tricolor Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. triphylla Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. undatiflora Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. undulata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. variegata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Monnina Ruiz & Pav.
  • *M. conferta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. denticulata Ruiz & Pav. ex Chodat A
  • *M. linearifolia Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. macrostachya Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. polystachya Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. pterocarpa Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *M. salicifolia Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Monocosmia
  • *M. monandra Baill. S
    A
  • Montiopsis
  • *M. umbellata D.I.Ford A
    S
  • Moscharia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *M. pinnatifida Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Mutisia
  • *M. acuminata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. lanata Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *M. spinosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *M. subulata Ruiz & Pav. S
    U
  • *M. subulata var. rosea Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Myoschilos Ruiz & Pav.
  • *M. oblongum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Nama
  • *N. dichotomum Choisy A
  • Navarretia Ruiz & Pav.
  • *N. involucrata'' Ruiz & Pav. A
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Genera (''P'' — ''T'')

  • Pavonia
  • *P. sempervirens Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Periphragmos Ruiz & Pav.
  • *P. dependens Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    S
  • *P. flexuosus Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *P. foetidus Ruiz & Pav. U
    U
    A
  • *P. uniflorus Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    S
  • Phthirusa
  • *P. retroflexa Kuijt S
    A
  • Pionandra
  • *P. obliqua Miers S
    U
    S
  • *P. pendula Miers S
    U
    S
  • *P. viridiflora Miers S
    U
    S ]
  • Polylepis Ruiz & Pav.
  • *P. dependens Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *P. racemosa Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Pteromonnina
  • *P. linearifolia B.Eriksen S
    A
  • *P. macrostachya B.Eriksen A
  • *P. pterocarpa B.Eriksen A
  • Pycreus
  • *P. niger Cufod. A
  • *P. niger T.Koyama S
    U
  • Roupala
  • *R. monosperma I.M.Johnst. A
  • *R. pinnata Diels S
    A
  • Salpiglossis Ruiz & Pav.
  • *S. sinuata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Saracha Ruiz & Pav.
  • *S. biflora Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. contorta Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. dentata Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. procumbens Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. punctata Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Sarmienta Ruiz & Pav.
  • *S. repens Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • Satureja
  • *S. elliptica Briq. S
    A
    S
  • *S. incana Spreng. S
    A
    S
  • *S. multiflora Briq. S
    A
    S
  • *S. obovata Briq. S
    A
    S
  • *S. revoluta Briq. S
    A
    S
  • *S. striata Briq. S
    A
    S
  • Schizanthus Ruiz & Pav.
  • *S. pinnatus Ruiz & Pav. A
  • Solanum
  • *S. acuminatum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. acutifolium Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. agrimoniifolium J.F.Macbr. S
    A
  • *S. anceps Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. angulatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. angustifolium Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. angustifolium Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *S. asperolanatum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. biformifolium Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. calygnaphalum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. conicum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. crispum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. cymosum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. dichotomum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. diffusum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. diffusum var. miozygum J.F.Macbr. S
    A
  • *S. diffusum subsp. miozygum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. filiforme Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. foetidum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. glandulosum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. grandiflorum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. incanum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. incarceratum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. incurvum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. laciniatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. lanceolatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. lineatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. mite Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. multifidum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. multitidum Ruiz & Pav. U
  • *S. nitidum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. nutans Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. obliquum Ruiz & Pav. S
    U
    S
  • *S. oblongum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. oppositifolium Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. pendulum Ruiz & Pav. S
    U
    Pionandra pendula Miers ] S
  • *S. pinnatifidum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. pubescens Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. runcinatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. scabrum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. sericeum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. sessile Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. stellatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. ternatum Ruiz & Pav. A
  • *S. variegatum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
  • *S. viridiflorum Ruiz & Pav. S
    A
    U
  • Sphaerine
  • *S. coccinea S
    S
    A
  • *S. distichophylla * S
    S
    A
    S
  • *S. secundifolia S
    S
    A
    S
  • Sudamerlycaste
  • *S. ciliata A
  • *S. longipetala S
    A
  • Stipa
  • *S. ichu A
    S
  • Talinum
  • *T. album S
    A
  • *T. ciliatum S
    A
  • *T. crenatum S
    A
  • *T. dichotomum S
    A
  • *T. lingulatum S
    A
  • *T. monandrum S
    A
  • *T. nitidum U
  • *T. paniculatum S
    A
  • *T. polyandrum S
    A
  • *T. rostratum U
  • *T. umbellatum S
  • Tricondylus
  • *T. obliqua S
    A
  • Triglochin
  • *T. ciliata U
  • *T. striata A
  • Triptilion
  • *T. spinosum A
  • Tropaeolum
  • *T. bicolor A
  • *T. ciliatum A
  • *T. denticulatum U
  • *T. dipetalum A
  • *T. tuberosum A
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Genera (''U'' — ''Z'')

  • Verbena
  • *V. clavata S
    A
  • *V. corymbosa S
    A
    S
  • *V. cuneifolia A
    S
  • *V. dichotoma S
    A
  • *V. hispida A
  • *V. multifida S
    A
  • *V. virgata S
    A
  • Vestia
  • *V. foetida * A
    '''S'''