- Family:
- Acanthaceae Juss.
Ruellia Plum. ex L.

[FTEA]
Acanthaceae (part 2), Kaj Vollesen. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect shrubby perennial herb, 1 m tall; young stems sparsely puberulous and with scattered glands in two bands below nodes Perennial or shrubby herbs or shrubs; cystoliths conspicuous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary in leaf axils towards apex of stem; pedicels 0–1 mm long; bracteoles narrowly ovate, up to 2.2 × 0.5 cm, decurrent into a petiole which is longer than the lamina Flowers solitary or paired in leaf axils or in variously branched cymes or panicles; bracts persistent, leaf-like; bracteoles persistent (rarely caducous), usually large and leafy
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 16–20 mm long, divided to 1–2 mm from base; puberulous with glandular and non-glandular hairs; lobes linear Calyx 5-lobed, deeply divided into 5 subequal lobes or 2–3 lobes fused higher up; lobes usually with distinct dorsal keel, dorsal usually slightly longer than the rest
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla open during the day, blue (? mauve); tube ± 5 cm long of which the basal cylindric part ± 3.5 cm and the throat ± 1.5 cm long; lobes ± 1 × 1 cm, broadly ovate with rounded apex Corolla hairy on the outside, contorted in bud, subactinomorphic; basal cylindric part of tube short to long, throat short to long, usually much widened upwards; lobes 5, subequal, spreading
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens included in throat, slightly didynamous; filaments fused for ± 3 mm at base, free parts ± 6 and 8 mm long, longer with scattered spreading hairs near base; anthers ± 5.5 mm long Stamens 4, subequal to didynamous, inserted near base of throat, exserted or included in throat; free part of filaments fused at base, below insertion forming two ridges running to base of tube; anthers 2-thecous, thecae oblong, rounded at base, without spurs, connective with small curved appendage at apex
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary not seen. Ovary with 3 to many ovules per locule.
- Ecology
- Lowland semi-evergreen forest; ± 175 m
- Note
- Known only from this collection. Superficially close to R. amabilis from which it differs in the cuneate leaf-base, broader bracteoles, shorter corolla tube, sessile flowers and blue corolla. These two last characters indicate that its real affinity is possibly more with the R. patula-group. From the species in this group it differs in the large anthers, large capsule and large seeds. The native East African species all belong to Subgen. Dipteracanthus (Nees) C.B.Clarke which is characterised by having a clavate capsule with sterile basal part.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, entire to crenate Leaves with petiole 1–3.5 cm long, densely puberulous; lamina ovate, largest 9 × 4.2 cm, apex gradually narrowed into an elongated acute tip, base cuneate, unequal-sided, sparsely puberulous and with scattered glands
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style filiform, hairy throughout or glabrous towards apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
- Stigma with dorsal lobe reduced to a small tooth (rarely well developed), ventral lobe large, flattened to spoon-shaped with wavy margin Ventral stigma lobe ± 3 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule cylindric to clavate, valves eventually splitting lengthwise from bottom up along dorsal suture, with 4 to over 20 seeds; retinaculae strongly hooked Capsule strongly clavate, with scattered capitate glands in upper 1/4, ± 27 mm long, 8-seeded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed discoid, faces glabrous or with discoid hairs, rim strongly raised and with dense hygroscopic hairs Seed orbicular, dark brown, ± 6 × 5.5 mm.
- Distribution
- Range: Not known elsewhere Flora districts: T6 Range: About 250 species widely distributed in all tropical regions, most numerous in South America.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Herbs or shrubs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves entire
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers single or few together in axillary cymes; bracts and bracteoles leaf-like
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Calyx 5-lobed; lobes equal. Corolla with a short to long cylindrical tube, widened in the upper portion; lobes 5, subequal. Stamens 4; anthers 2-celled with cells parallel to each other
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule many-seeded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds smooth, flat, orbicular, with mucilaginous hairs especially along the margin.
- Distribution
- Genus of some 350 species, mainly in the tropics.
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
- Ruellia acutangula Nees
- Ruellia adenocalyx Lindau
- Ruellia adenostachya Lindau
- Ruellia affinis (Schrad.) T.Anderson
- Ruellia albopurpurea Benoist
- Ruellia alboviolacea Lindau
- Ruellia amabilis S.Moore
- Ruellia amapensis Wassh.
- Ruellia amarilla E.A.Tripp & Luján
- Ruellia amoena Sessé & Moc.
- Ruellia amplexicaulis (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia anamariae A.S.Reis, A.Gil & Kameyama
- Ruellia anaticollis Benoist
- Ruellia angustiflora (Nees) Lindau ex Rambo
- Ruellia angustifolia Sw.
- Ruellia angustior (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia ansericollis Benoist
- Ruellia anthracina Leonard
- Ruellia antiquorum Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
- Ruellia aquatica Leonard
- Ruellia asperula (Mart. & Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia aurantiaca Leonard
- Ruellia bahiensis (Nees) Morong
- Ruellia baikiei (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Salomon
- Ruellia baurii C.B.Clarke
- Ruellia beckii Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
- Ruellia beddomei C.B.Clarke
- Ruellia bella Craib
- Ruellia benedictina Chiov.
- Ruellia beniana J.R.I.Wood
- Ruellia beyrichiana (Nees) S.Moore
- Ruellia bignoniiflora S.Moore
- Ruellia biolleyi Lindau
- Ruellia blanchetiana (Moric.) Lindau
- Ruellia blechioides Sw.
- Ruellia blechum L.
- Ruellia blumei Steud.
- Ruellia bolivarensis Wassh.
- Ruellia boliviana Govaerts
- Ruellia boranica Ensermu
- Ruellia borneensis (S.Moore) E.A.Tripp & I.Darbysh.
- Ruellia bourgaei Hemsl.
- Ruellia brachysiphon (Nees) Hiern
- Ruellia bracteata R.Br.
- Ruellia brandbergensis Kers
- Ruellia breedlovei T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C.Ezcurra
- Ruellia bulbifera Lindau
- Ruellia burttii Vollesen
- Ruellia californica (Vasey & Rose) I.M.Johnst.
- Ruellia calimensis Wassh.
- Ruellia capotyra Braz & I.H.F.Azevedo
- Ruellia capuronii Benoist
- Ruellia caracasana (Klotzsch & H.Karst. ex Nees) V.M.Badillo
- Ruellia carmenaemiliae Llamozas
- Ruellia carnea Balf.f.
- Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Steud.
- Ruellia caucensis Leonard
- Ruellia cearensis Lindau
- Ruellia cedilloi Ramamoorthy
- Ruellia chamaedrys (Nees) Angely
- Ruellia chariessa Leonard
- Ruellia chartacea (T.Anderson) Wassh.
- Ruellia ciconiicollis Benoist
- Ruellia ciliata Hornem.
- Ruellia ciliatiflora Hook.
- Ruellia coccinea (L.) Vahl
- Ruellia colombiana Leonard
- Ruellia colonensis Wassh.
- Ruellia comonduensis T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia congoensis Benoist
- Ruellia conzattii Standl.
- Ruellia cordata Thunb.
- Ruellia corynotheca F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Ruellia corzoi Tharp & F.A.Barkley
- Ruellia costaricensis (Oerst.) E.A.Tripp & McDade
- Ruellia costata (Nees) Hiern
- Ruellia cuatrecasasii Wassh.
- Ruellia currorii T.Anderson
- Ruellia curviflora Nees & Mart.
- Ruellia cuyabensis Wassh.
- Ruellia cyanea Bojer ex Nees
- Ruellia decaryi Benoist
- Ruellia decipiens Nees
- Ruellia delascioi Wassh.
- Ruellia densa Hiern
- Ruellia densiflora Hemsl.
- Ruellia dequairei Benoist
- Ruellia detonsa Benoist
- Ruellia devosiana Jacob-Makoy ex É.Morren
- Ruellia dielsii Mildbr.
- Ruellia dioscoridis Napper
- Ruellia discifolia Oliv.
- Ruellia discolor Lecchi ex Colla
- Ruellia dissidens Benoist
- Ruellia dissimilis J.B.Imlay
- Ruellia dissitifolia (Nees) Hiern
- Ruellia dissoluta Lindau
- Ruellia dolichosiphon Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
- Ruellia domatiata I.Darbysh. & E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia domingensis (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia donnell-smithii Leonard
- Ruellia drummondiana (Nees) A.Gray
- Ruellia drushelii Tharp & F.A.Barkley
- Ruellia edwardsae Tharp & F.A.Barkley
- Ruellia elegans Poir.
- Ruellia epallocaulos Leonard ex C.Ezcurra & Wassh.
- Ruellia erythropus (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia eumorphantha Lindau
- Ruellia eurycodon Lindau
- Ruellia exilis McDade & E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia exostemma Lindau
- Ruellia exserta Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
- Ruellia fiherenensis Benoist
- Ruellia filicalyx Lindau
- Ruellia fiorii Chiov.
- Ruellia floribunda Hook.
- Ruellia foetida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Ruellia foliosepala T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia forsskaolii Thulin
- Ruellia fruticosa Sessé & Moc. ex DC.
- Ruellia fulgens (Bremek.) E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia fulgida Andrews
- Ruellia furcata (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia galactophylla Chiov.
- Ruellia galeottii Leonard
- Ruellia geayi (Benoist) E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia geminiflora Kunth
- Ruellia gilva Wassh.
- Ruellia glischrocalyx Lindau
- Ruellia golfodulcensis Durkee
- Ruellia gorgonensis Leonard
- Ruellia gracilis Rusby
- Ruellia grantii Leonard
- Ruellia grisea Leonard
- Ruellia gruicollis Benoist
- Ruellia guerrerensis T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia haematantha Lindau
- Ruellia haenkeana (Nees) Wassh.
- Ruellia hapalotricha Lindau
- Ruellia harveyana Stapf
- Ruellia haughtii (Leonard) E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia helianthema (Nees) Profice
- Ruellia herbstii (Hook.) Hiern
- Ruellia heterosepala Benoist
- Ruellia heterotricha Deflers
- Ruellia hirsutissima (Nees) E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia hirsutoglandulosa (Oerst.) Hemsl.
- Ruellia holm-nielsenii Wassh.
- Ruellia hookeriana (Nees) Hemsl.
- Ruellia humboldtiana (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia humilis Nutt.
- Ruellia hygrophila Mart.
- Ruellia hygrophiloides (Nees) Hemsl.
- Ruellia hypericoides (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia incomta (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia indecora Benoist
- Ruellia inflata Rich.
- Ruellia insignis Balf.f.
- Ruellia intermedia Leonard
- Ruellia inundata Kunth
- Ruellia ischnopoda Leonard
- Ruellia jaliscana Standl.
- Ruellia japurensis Mart. ex Nees
- Ruellia jeddahica Hemaid
- Ruellia jimulcensis Villarreal
- Ruellia jussieuoides Schltdl. & Cham.
- Ruellia kerrii Craib
- Ruellia kleinii C.Ezcurra & Wassh.
- Ruellia kuriensis Vierh.
- Ruellia lactea Cav.
- Ruellia lanatoglandulosa (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia lasiostachya Leonard
- Ruellia laslobasensis E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia latibracteata D.N.Gibson
- Ruellia latisepala Benoist
- Ruellia laxa (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia leonardiana Hammel
- Ruellia lepidota Urb.
- Ruellia leptosepala Benoist
- Ruellia leucantha Brandegee
- Ruellia leucobracteatus Durkee
- Ruellia liesneri Wassh.
- Ruellia lindaviana Taub.
- Ruellia linearibracteolata Lindau
- Ruellia linifolia Benoist
- Ruellia lithophila Lindau
- Ruellia longepetiolata (Oerst.) Hemsl.
- Ruellia longifilamentosa Lindau
- Ruellia longifolia Rich.
- Ruellia longipedunculata Lindau
- Ruellia lutea (Leonard) E.A.Tripp & Luján
- Ruellia luzona Nees
- Ruellia luzoniensis Merr.
- Ruellia macarenensis Leonard
- Ruellia macrantha (Nees) Van Houtte
- Ruellia macrophylla Vahl
- Ruellia macrosiphon Kurz
- Ruellia macrosolen Lillo ex C.Ezcurra
- Ruellia magniflora C.Ezcurra
- Ruellia makoyana Closon
- Ruellia malabarica Kostel.
- Ruellia malaca Leonard
- Ruellia malacophylla C.B.Clarke
- Ruellia malasica (C.B.Clarke) J.B.Imlay
- Ruellia matagalpae Lindau
- Ruellia matudae Leonard
- Ruellia maya T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia mcvaughii T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia megasphaera Lindau
- Ruellia menthoides (Nees) Hiern
- Ruellia metziae Tharp
- Ruellia microcalyx (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia mira McDade & E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia misera Benoist
- Ruellia mollis (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia monanthos (Nees) Bojer ex T.Anderson
- Ruellia morongii Britton
- Ruellia muelleri Tharp & F.A.Barkley
- Ruellia multifolia (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia napoensis Wassh.
- Ruellia neoneesiana Wassh.
- Ruellia neowedia (Schrad.) Lindau
- Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.
- Ruellia nitida (Nees) Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
- Ruellia nobilis (S.Moore) Lindau
- Ruellia noctiflora (Nees) A.Gray
- Ruellia nocturna Hedrén
- Ruellia norvegigratiosa McDade & E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia novogaliciana T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia nummularia Benoist
- Ruellia oaxacana Leonard
- Ruellia obliqua Pers.
- Ruellia obtusa Nees
- Ruellia ochroleuca Mart. ex Nees
- Ruellia odorata E.A.Tripp & McDade
- Ruellia ovalifolia (Oerst.) Hemsl.
- Ruellia oxysepala C.B.Clarke
- Ruellia palustris Durkee
- Ruellia panamensis (Lindau) E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia paniculata L.
- Ruellia panucana Lindau
- Ruellia parryi A.Gray
- Ruellia parva Hemsl.
- Ruellia parvifolia Urb.
- Ruellia patula Jacq.
- Ruellia pauciovulata Benoist
- Ruellia paulayana Vierh.
- Ruellia pedunculata Torr. ex A.Gray
- Ruellia pedunculosa (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia pereducta Standl.
- Ruellia perrieri Benoist
- Ruellia petiolaris (Nees) T.F.Daniel
- Ruellia philippinensis Elmer
- Ruellia phyllocalyx Lindau
- Ruellia pilosa L.f.
- Ruellia pittieri Lindau
- Ruellia placoidea Rendle
- Ruellia poissonii Benoist
- Ruellia potamophila Leonard
- Ruellia praeclara Standl.
- Ruellia praetermissa Schweinf. ex Lindau
- Ruellia primulacea F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Ruellia primuloides (T.Anderson ex Benth.) Heine
- Ruellia pringlei Fernald
- Ruellia prostrata Poir.
- Ruellia proxima Lindau
- Ruellia pseudopatula Ensermu
- Ruellia pterocaulon Leonard
- Ruellia puberula (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley
- Ruellia pulcherrima T.Anderson ex Hemsl.
- Ruellia pulverulenta Leonard
- Ruellia pumila (Nees) Pav. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Ruellia purshiana Fernald
- Ruellia putumayensis Leonard
- Ruellia pygmaea Donn.Sm.
- Ruellia quadrisepala Benoist
- Ruellia quartziticola Callm., E.A.Tripp & Phillipson
- Ruellia rasa Hiern
- Ruellia rauhii Wassh.
- Ruellia reitzii Wassh. & L.B.Sm.
- Ruellia repens L.
- Ruellia richardsiae Vollesen
- Ruellia riedeliana (Nees) Profice
- Ruellia rubiginosa (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia rubra Aubl.
- Ruellia rufipila Rizzini
- Ruellia ruiziana (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia rusbyi Leonard
- Ruellia saccata Schmidt-Leb. & E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia saccifera Benoist
- Ruellia saeri Llamozas
- Ruellia salmeronensis Llamozas
- Ruellia salviifolius (Nees) Profice
- Ruellia sanguinea Griseb.
- Ruellia sarukhaniana Ramamoorthy
- Ruellia saulensis Wassh.
- Ruellia scabrifolia Valeton
- Ruellia sceptrum-marianum (Vell.) Stearn
- Ruellia schlechtendaliana (Nees) Hemsl.
- Ruellia schnellii Wassh.
- Ruellia serrana Profice
- Ruellia sessilifolia (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia shaferiana Urb.
- Ruellia siamensis J.B.Imlay
- Ruellia silvaccola (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia simplex C.Wright
- Ruellia singularis Benoist
- Ruellia siraensis Wassh.
- Ruellia sivarajanii Sreedevi, Remadevi & Binojk.
- Ruellia solitaria Vell.
- Ruellia sororia Standl.
- Ruellia spatulifolia Benoist
- Ruellia spectabilis (Hook.) G.Nicholson
- Ruellia spissa Leonard
- Ruellia splendidula (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia sprucei Lindau
- Ruellia stelligera Benoist
- Ruellia stemonacanthoides (Oerst.) Hemsl.
- Ruellia stenophylla C.B.Clarke
- Ruellia steyermarkii Wassh.
- Ruellia strepens L.
- Ruellia subringens (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia subsessilis (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia suffruticosa Roxb.
- Ruellia tachiadena (Heine & A.Raynal) E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia tarapotana Lindau
- Ruellia terminalis (Nees) Wassh.
- Ruellia tessmannii Mildbr.
- Ruellia tetragona Link
- Ruellia tetrastichantha Lindau
- Ruellia thyrsostachya Lindau
- Ruellia togoensis (Lindau) Heine
- Ruellia tolimensis Leonard
- Ruellia trachyphylla Lindau
- Ruellia transitoria Benoist
- Ruellia treubiana Lindau
- Ruellia tuberosa L.
- Ruellia tubiflora Kunth
- Ruellia tubulata (Nees) Pav. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Ruellia turbinis Benoist
- Ruellia tuxtlensis Ramamoorthy & Y.H.Uribe
- Ruellia uribei Leonard
- Ruellia ventricosa Poir.
- Ruellia venusta Hance
- Ruellia verbasciformis (Nees) C.Ezcurra & Zappi
- Ruellia villanovensis Colla
- Ruellia villosa (Nees) Lindau
- Ruellia vincta Benoist
- Ruellia violacea Aubl.
- Ruellia viridiflora Leonard
- Ruellia viscidula Mart. ex Schrank
- Ruellia wasshauseniana E.A.Tripp
- Ruellia woodii C.B.Clarke
- Ruellia woolstonii C.Ezcurra
- Ruellia wurdackii Wassh.
- Ruellia yurimaguensis Lindau
- Alvarezia Pav. ex Nees
- Aphragmia Nees
- Aporuellia C.B.Clarke
- Arrhostoxylum Mart. ex Nees
- Benoicanthus Heine & A.Raynal
- Blechum P.Browne
- Copioglossa Miers
- Cryphiacanthus Nees
- Cyrtacanthus Mart. ex Nees
- Dipteracanthus Nees
- Dizygandra Meisn.
- Endosiphon T.Anderson ex Benth. & Hook.f.
- Eurychanes Nees
- Eusiphon Benoist
- Fabria E.Mey.
- Gymnacanthus Nees
- Gymnacanthus Oerst.
- Holtzendorffia Klotzsch & H.Karst. ex Nees
- Larysacanthus Oerst.
- Lychniothyrsus Lindau
- Micraea Miers
- Neowedia Schrad.
- Nothoruellia Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
- Ophthalmacanthus Nees
- Pattersonia J.F.Gmel.
- Pentstemonacanthus Nees
- Pseudoruellia Benoist
- Salpingacanthus S.Moore
- Sclerocalyx Nees
- Scorodoxylum Nees
- Siphonacanthus Nees
- Solaenacanthus Oerst.
- Spirostigma Nees
- Stemonacanthus Nees
- Stenoschista Bremek.
- Stephanophysum Pohl
- Tacoanthus Baill.
- Tremacanthus S.Moore
- Ulleria Bremek.
Ruellia Plum. ex L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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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 |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)
Accepted by
- 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.
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