Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.

First published in Kew Bull. 48: 17 (1993)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & NE. Brazil. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mendonça, R.C. [3021] Brazil K001032512 Yes
Dubs, B. [1644] Brazil K001032504 Yes
Pires, J.M. [57893] Brazil K001032507 Yes
Mendonça, R.C. [3021] Brazil K001032513 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [17503] Brazil K001032509 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [6247] Brazil K001032520 Yes
Harley, R.M. [19798] Brazil K001032516 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [4066] Brazil K001032505 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [6247] Brazil K001032508 Yes
Delprete, P.G. [9909] Brazil K001032503 Yes
Pires, J.M. [57893] Brazil K001032511 Yes
Ganev, W. [3125] Brazil K001032517 Yes
Ganev, W. [242] Brazil K001032514 Yes
Ganev, W. [3370] Brazil K001032518 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [5537] Brazil K001032510 Yes
Ganev, W. [109] Brazil K001032515 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [6099] Brazil K001032519 Yes
Brooks, R.R. [551] Brazil K001032506 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