Ruellia carnea

Ruellia carnea

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 carnea

Name

Ruellia carnea Balf.f., 1883

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ruellia carnea var. cinerea Chiov. in Fl. Somala 1: 248 (1929)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Somalia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Socotra, Yemen 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: 85

Additional references

• Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ruellia carnea 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. Ruellia carnea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ruellia carnea. 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. Ruellia carnea. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2022.

Vernacular names

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