Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia costata (Nees) Hiern

First published in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1877: 76 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Introduced into:

Jamaica

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2013 Poiteau [s.n.] Guyana K001032649 Yes
Feb 1, 2013 Poiteau [s.n.] Guyana K001032648 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10915] Brazil K001046146 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [4563] Brazil K001048066 Yes
Silva, M.N. [363] Brazil K001046145 Yes
Burchell [6975] Brazil K001048044 Yes
Burchell [7645] Brazil K001048060 Yes
Guppy, N. [514] Brazil K001046148 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [21615] Brazil K001048063 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [15122] Brazil K001048042 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4534] Brazil K001046147 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [24509] Brazil K001048062 Yes
Mileski, E. [470] Brazil K001048064 Yes
Guppy, N. [458] Brazil K001048056 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [4197] Brazil K001048041 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58665] Brazil K001046149 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [972] Brazil K001048058 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [5773] Brazil K001048057 Yes
Burchell [7645] Brazil K001048061 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [891] Brazil K001048055 Yes
Burchell [7645] Brazil K001048059 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [4197] Brazil K001048040 Yes
Brooks, R.R. [[476]] Brazil K001048065 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [9942] Brazil K001048043 Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Gardner [3420] Brazil Arrhostoxylum costatum var. latifolium K000534167 Syntype Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Gardner [3956] Brazil Arrhostoxylum costatum var. latifolium K000534165 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0