Ruellia strepens

Ruellia strepens

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 strepens

Name

Ruellia strepens L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm. & A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 257 (1854)
  • Dipteracanthus oblongatus Nees in Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1840: [3] (1840)
  • Dipteracanthus strepens C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 527 (1845)
  • Dipteracanthus strepens var. calycinus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 121 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus strepens var. clandestinus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus strepens var. dillenii Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus strepens f. pedunculatus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus strepens var. strictus (Nees) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus strictus Nees in Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1838: [3] (1839)
  • Hygrophila illinoiensis A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 327 (1878)
  • Ruellia biflora Balb. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia foliosa Schwein. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia oblongifolia Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia ovata Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia strepens f. alba Steyerm. in Rhodora 54: 258 (1952)
  • Ruellia strepens var. cleistantha A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 327 (1878)
  • Ruellia strepens f. cleistantha (A.Gray) S.McCoy in Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 43: 24 (1937)
  • Ruellia strepens var. micrantha (Engelm. & A.Gray) Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 300 (1894)
  • Ruellia vinciflora DC. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 122 (1847), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 634. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia strepens. 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. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ruellia strepens. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 23 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ruellia strepens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia strepens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia strepens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: limestone wild petunia

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