Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia jussieuoides Schltdl. & Cham.

First published in Linnaea 6: 370 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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. [48] Costa Rica K000450593 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Lundell, C.L. [17814] Mexico K000064218 No
Heringer, E.P. [3761] Brazil K001046066 Yes
Kriebel, R. [274] Costa Rica K001769497 No
Harris [7965] Brazil K001046065 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.F.; Chagas e Silva, F. [4171] Brazil K001046064 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [942] Mexico K000534110 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jurgensen, C. [942] Mexico K000534109 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, D. [166] Brazil K001046063 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9156] Mexico K000064217 No
Nov 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Piva, J.H. [1786] Brazil Ruellia puri K000578418 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Pearce, R. [s.n.] Bolivia Ruellia puri K000534276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1986 Gardner [5130] Brazil Ruellia puri K000534248 Type Yes
Burchell [7716] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032588 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [15912] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032586 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4549] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032582 Yes
Gardner [5130] Brazil Ruellia puri K000534247 Type Yes
Heringer, E.P. [3803] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032584 Yes
Smith, D. [166] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032583 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [927] Mexico Ruellia puri K000064367 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ruellia puri K001032607 Yes
Weir, J. [s.n.] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032589 Yes
Bang, M. [1355] Colombia Ruellia puri K000534275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bang, M. [1355] Colombia Ruellia puri K000534274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Regnell, A.F. [I/373] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032585 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [6354] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032590 Yes
Pearce, R. [2171] Peru Ruellia puri K000534277 Type Yes
Robert, A. [351 B] Brazil Ruellia puri K001032587 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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