Ruellia blechum

Ruellia blechum

Ruellia blechum

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: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Ruelliinae
Genus: Ruellia
Species: Ruellia blechum

Name

Ruellia blechum L., 1759.

Synonyms

• • Blechum blechum (L.) Millsp. in Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 100 (1900), not validly publ.
  • Blechum brownei Juss. in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 270 (1807)
• Heterotypic
  • Alvarezia parviflora Pav. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Barleria pyramidalis Lam. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 243 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Barleria pyramidata Lam. in Encycl. 1: 380 (1785)
  • Blechum brownei Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 238 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Blechum brownei f. albiflora Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 483 (1891)
  • Blechum brownei f. coeruleum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 483 (1891)
  • Blechum brownei var. laxum Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Blechum brownei f. puberulum Leonard in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 32: 184 (1942)
  • Blechum brownei var. subcordatum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 483 (1891)
  • Blechum haenkei Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 467 (1847)
  • Blechum linnaei Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 465 (1847)
  • Blechum linnaei var. laxum Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Blechum linnaei var. nanum Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Blechum linnaei var. parviflora Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Blechum linnaei var. parviflorum Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Blechum luzonium Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 323 (1918)
  • Blechum trinitense Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Dianthera eustachiana Hook. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Justicia carthagenensis Willd. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Justicia carthaginensis Nees & Mart. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 56 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Justicia lupulina Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 40 (1791)
  • Justicia martinicensis Sieber ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847)
  • Ruellia bracteata Vahl ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia gairae Rohr ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia parviflora Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 147 (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Ruellia rohrii Vahl ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 466 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia uliginosa Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 494 (1837), sensu auct.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan) Continental: Southern America Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent), Peru, Galapagos Isl., Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia), Trinidad, Tobago, Colombia (Antioquia, Atlntico, Bolvar, Cauca, Choc, Crdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Valle), Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 1120.

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2011. Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia blechum. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ruellia blechum. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ruellia blechum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia blechum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia blechum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Browne's blechum, Campeche mallow, Genou casse, Penguin Balsam
español: Yerba de papagayo

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