Ballochia

Ballochia amoena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Graptophyllinae
Genus: Ballochia
Species: B. amoena – B. atro-virgata – B. rotundifolia

Name

Ballochia Balf.f., 1883

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Socotra References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Balfour, I.B., 1883. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 86.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2). 492 pp., MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ballochia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ballochia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ballochia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ballochia. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ballochia. .

Vernacular names

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