Ruellia fulgida

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 fulgida

Name

Ruellia fulgida Andrews, Bot. Repos. 8: [1], t. 527. 1808.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Arrhostoxylum fulgidum (Andrews) Nees, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 59. (Jun) 1847. – Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 212. (Nov) 1847.

• Misapplied names
  • Ruellia macrophylla sensu Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 2(7): 241. 1817 [1818]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 2(7): 196. 1817 [1818]. – non Ruellia macrophylla Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 72. 1791.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ruellia fulgida. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ruellia fulgida.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia fulgida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-11-22.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia fulgida. 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 November 22. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia fulgida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Ruellia fulgida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2018.
• Ruellia fulgida in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 22 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Ruellia fulgida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2018.