Ruellia ciliatiflora

Ruellia ciliatiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Ruelliinae
Genus: Ruellia
Species: Ruellia ciliatiflora

Name

Ruellia ciliatiflora Hook., 1840

Synonyms

• Arrhostoxylum ciliatiflorum (Hook.) Nees
• Ruellia lorentziana Griseb.
• Ruellia lorentziana var. paraguariensis Hassl.
• Ruellia lorentziana f. parvifolia Hassl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Hidalgo, Morelos, Nuevo Len, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quertaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potos, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan) Continental: Southern America Colombia (Bolvar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Tolima, Valle), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), Venezuela (Distrito Federal), Argentina (Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Canindeyu, Concepcion, Pres. Hayes), Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hooker, W.J.. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 66: t. 3718. 1840

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia ciliatiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ruellia ciliatiflora. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Ruellia ciliatiflora in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia ciliatiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia ciliatiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Peruvian wild petunia

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