Ruellia rubra

Ruellia rubra

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 rubra

Name

Ruellia rubra Aubl., 1775

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Arrhostoxylum rubrum Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 209 (1847)
  • Arrhostoxylum rubrum var. attenuatum Bremek. in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 45: 159 (1938)
  • Arrhostoxylum rubrum var. glomeruliflorum Bremek. in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 45: 159 (1938)
  • Arrhostoxylum rubrum var. multiflorum Bremek. in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 45: 158 (1938)
  • Arrhostoxylum rubrum var. parviflorum Bremek. in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 45: 158 (1938)
  • Arrhostoxylum rubrum var. pygmaeum Bremek. in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 45: 159 (1938)
  • Erythracanthus ruber C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 527 (1845)

Homonyms

• Ruellia rubra Nees = Ruellia haenkeana var. haenkeana
• Ruellia rubra Willd. ex Nees = Ruellia macrophylla Vahl

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 2. Pp. 622–976, tabl. 1–52, misc. 1–160. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 666

Additional references

• Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ruellia rubra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ruellia rubra. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ruellia rubra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov. 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ruellia rubra. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 22 2022.

Vernacular names

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