Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia pedunculata Torr. ex A.Gray

First published in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 325 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is U.S.A. to Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz). It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K000882474 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [9043] Brazil K001032632 Yes
Ferreira, A.R. [355] Brazil K001032633 Yes
Burchell [9043] Brazil K001032631 Yes
Ule, E. [9804] Brazil K001032629 Yes
Ule, E. [9804] Brazil K001032630 Yes
Bush, B.F. [283] United States K000882475 Unknown Type Material 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