Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia solitaria Vell.

First published in Fl. Flumin.: 266 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Oct 1, 2013 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Miers, J. [3108] Brazil K001032574 Yes
Portella, M. [s.n.] Brazil K001032578 Yes
Burchell [3014] Brazil K000534172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001032576 Yes
Miers, J. [3108] Brazil K001032575 Yes
Gardner, G. [805] Brazil K000534228 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001032577 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001032572 Yes
Smith, L.B. [1365] Brazil K001032573 Yes
Kullunki, J.A. [628] Brazil K001032571 Yes
Ruellia schaueriana K:SPC-23358.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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