Ruellia tubiflora

Ruellia tubiflora

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 tubiflora

Name

Ruellia tubiflora Kunth, 1818

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Arrhostoxylum hartwegianum Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 209 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus purdieanus (Hook.) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 724 (1847)
  • Dipteracanthus tubiflorus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 128 (1847)
  • Ruellia purdieana Hook. in Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4298 (1847)
  • Ruellia stuebelii Lindau in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 377 (1896)
  • Ruellia tubiflora f. alba Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 93 (1951)
  • Ruellia tubiflora f. bicolor Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 92 (1951)
  • Ruellia tubiflora f. caesiolineata Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 686 (1958)
  • Ruellia tubiflora f. flava Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 92 (1951)
  • Ruellia tubiflora var. parviflora Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 93 (1951)
  • Scorodoxylum hartwegianum Nees in G.Bentham, Pl. Hartw.: 236 (1846)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador Regional: Central America Costa Rica , Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S., 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 2: 241

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ruellia tubiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ruellia tubiflora. Published online. Accessed: Sep 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ruellia tubiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

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