Acanthaceae

Ruellia Plum. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics to N. America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maryland, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, Bermuda, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Gambia, Hawaii, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nauru, New York, Nicobar Is., Réunion, Seychelles, South China Sea, Tokelau-Manihiki

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tripp, E.A. & McDade, L.A. (2012). New synonymies for Ruellia (Acanthaceae) of Costa Rica and notes on other neotropical species. Brittonia 64: 305-317. New York Botanical Garden.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 44.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Hedrén [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 11: 143 (1847)
  • F.T.A. 5: 44 (1899)
  • G.P. 2: 1077 (1876)
  • Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Botteri, M. [492], Mexico K000064386 No
Williams, R.O., Tanzania 2935.000 No
Beentje, H.J. [4593], Madagascar 60561.000 No
Bourgeau, M. [2903], Mexico K000064180 No
Harley, R.M. [21371], Brazil K001032637 Yes
Burchell [8928], Brazil K001032639 Yes
Oliveira, M. [63], Brazil K001032640 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [644], Brazil K001032720 Yes
Villarouco, F.M.O. [124], Brazil K001032722 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6022], Brazil K001032727 Yes
Bolland, G. [13], Brazil K001032738 Yes
Harley, R.M. [22458], Brazil K001032716 Yes
Mori, S. [10257], Brazil K001046162 Yes
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil K001032744 Yes
Prance, G.T. [12304], Brazil K001032736 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [CFCR 15173], Brazil K001046160 Yes
Félix, L.P. [1640], Brazil K001032734 Yes
Harley, R.M. [24308], Brazil K001032725 Yes
Glaziou [17173], Brazil K001032718 Yes
Harley, R.M. [s.n.], Brazil K001032747 Yes
Gomes, A.P.S. [55], Brazil K001032646 Yes
Prance, G.T. [14100], Brazil K001032735 Yes
Gilbert [57], Paraguay K001032689 Yes
Harley, R. [6004], Brazil K001032721 Yes
Saint-Hilaire, A. [494], Brazil K001032732 Yes
Forzza, R.C. [4058], Brazil K001032634 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [1202], Brazil K001032728 Yes
Burchell [5951], Brazil K001046156 Yes
Prance, G.T. [14583], Brazil K001032740 Yes
Melo, M.R.C.S. [215], Brazil K001032643 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.], Brazil K001032692 Yes
Glaziou [15296], Brazil K001032731 Yes
Santos, T.S. [1955], Brazil K001032730 Yes
Prance, G.T. [58653], Brazil K001032719 Yes
Burchell [8064], Brazil K001032739 Yes
Harley, R.M. [15382], Brazil K001032636 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16758], Brazil K001032743 Yes
Saint-Hilaire, A. [304], Brazil K001032733 Yes
Brooks, R.R. [639], Brazil K001046161 Yes
Lira, S.S. [20], Brazil K001032723 Yes
Burchell [5951], Brazil K001046155 Yes
Taylor, N.P. [422], Mexico K000064377 No
Mexia, Y. [5352], Brazil K001032742 Yes
Lucena, M.F.A. [45], Brazil K001032647 Yes
Andrade, K. [205], Brazil K001032644 Yes
Harley, R.M. [21371], Brazil K001032638 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4971], Brazil K001046152 Yes
Burchell [8941-2], Brazil K001046157 Yes
Harley, R.M. [27722], Brazil K001046159 Yes
Prance, G.T. [16778], Brazil K001032691 Yes
Strudwick, J.J. [3044], Brazil K001032741 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16850], Brazil K001032645 Yes
Rico, L. [2013], Mexico K000265995 No
Coradin, L. [6022], Brazil K001032746 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4708], Brazil K001046158 Yes
Harley, R.M. [22458], Brazil K001032715 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [2859], Mexico K000064385 No
Burchell [7417], Brazil K001032726 Yes
Tschá, M.C. [313], Brazil K001032642 Yes
Figueirêdo, L. [215], Brazil K001032724 Yes
Fonseca, M.L. [1049], Brazil K001032693 Yes
Glaziou [18397], Brazil K001032737 Yes
Lemos, J.R. [242], Brazil K001032729 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4971], Brazil K001046153 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [16011], Brazil K001046154 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A. [319], Brazil K001032745 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16850], Brazil K001032635 Yes
Tschá, M.C. [302], Brazil K001032641 Yes
Sellow [788], Brazil K001032690 Yes
Weir, J. [s.n.], Brazil K001032717 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images