Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 240 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

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.
  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Marchioretto, M.S., Pires da Silva, V.R.S. & Parode, M.F. (2015). A família Acanthaceae Juss. no Rio Grande do Sul. Pesquisas: Botanica 68: 7-82.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Marchioretto, M.S., Pires da Silva, V.R.S. & Parode, M.F. (2015). A família Acanthaceae Juss. no Rio Grande do Sul. Pesquisas: Botanica 68: 7-82.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 s.coll. [11] Costa Rica K000450592 Isotype Yes
Burchell [5270] Brazil K001046037 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irwin, H.S. [7484] Brazil K001046035 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [6811] Brazil K001046051 Yes
Jenman [6186] Guyana K000534145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [4345] Brazil K000534139 Syntype Yes
Hostmann [1254] Suriname K000534126 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moore, S. [662] Brazil K000534149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534147 Syntype Yes
Glaziou, A. [21874] Brazil K001046041 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] Brazil K001046020 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [5476] Brazil K001046049 Yes
Spruce, R. [4186] Peru K000202121 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [5476] Brazil K001046048 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [377] Guyana K000534153 Syntype Yes
Silva, N.T. [57751] Brazil K001046024 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K001046016 Yes
Harris [s.n.] Brazil K001046014 Yes
Burchell [8200-2] Brazil K000534151 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M. [10623] Brazil K001046045 Yes
Mimura, I. [104] Brazil K001046025 Yes
Prance, G.T. [4246] Brazil K001046023 Yes
Pirani, J. [1297] Brazil K001046034 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [7602] Brazil K001046033 Yes
Mimura, I. [509] Brazil K001046027 Yes
K000534211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A. [21878] Brazil K001046053 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [7096] Brazil K001046047 Yes
Burchell [7614] Brazil K001046021 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [6815] Brazil K001046036 Yes
Gardner [2712] Brazil K000534131 Type Yes
Burchell [5939] Brazil K001046040 Yes
Glaziou [9992] Brazil K001046018 Yes
Burchell [5909/2] Brazil K001046022 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K000534212 Unknown Type Material Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001046015 Yes
Mathews [2000] Brazil K000534125 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk, R. [2839] Guyana K000534146 Type Yes
Brooks, R.R. [672] Brazil K001046150 Yes
Gardner [3954] Brazil K000534148 Type Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001046019 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534132 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [3418] Brazil K000534136 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.N.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simão, R.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D. [24815] Brazil K001046054 Yes
Gardner [2713] Brazil K000534134 Syntype Yes
Wanderley, M.G.L. [190] Brazil K001046044 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000534135 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lockhart [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000534127 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk, R. [291] Guyana K000534152 Type Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001046017 Yes
Handro, O. [s.n.] Brazil K001046026 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [2457] Brazil K001046050 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [674] Brazil K001046055 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [8306] Brazil K001046039 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [6811] Brazil K001046052 Yes
Spruce, R. [4186] Peru K000202122 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534141 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brooks, R.R. [504] Brazil K001046046 Yes
Purdie [501] Jamaica K000534213 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brooks, R.R. [610] Brazil K001046043 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana K000534142 Syntype Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534144 Syntype Yes
Gardner [2712] Brazil K000534133 Syntype Yes
Schomburgk [5.S] Guyana K000534140 Syntype Yes
Ferreira, A.R. [706] Brazil K001046042 Yes
Burchell [6032] Brazil K000534129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [4345] Brazil K000534137 Type Yes
Burchell [8251] Brazil K000534150 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [5078] Brazil K001046038 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [477] Guyana K000534143 Syntype Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Stephan, M.D. [s.n.] Brazil Dipteracanthus geminiflorus K000014500 Type Yes
Irwin, H.S. [15125] Brazil Ruellia vindex K001046151 Yes
Claussen, P. [638] Brazil Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. subacaulis K000534128 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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