Ruellia caroliniensis

Ruellia caroliniensis

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 caroliniensis
Subspecies: R. c. subsp. caroliniensis – R. c. subsp. ciliosa – R. c. subsp. cinerascens – R. c. subsp. heteromorpha – R. c. subsp. serrulata – R. c. var. succulenta

Name

Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Steud., 1841

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pattersonia caroliniensis J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis].: 925 (1792)
  • Ruellia caroliniensis var. typica Fernald in Rhodora 47: 71 (1945), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina Regional: Southcentral USA Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1840. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 2:481. 1841

Additional references

• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia caroliniensis. 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 caroliniensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ruellia caroliniensis 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 caroliniensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia caroliniensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Carolina wild petunia

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