Ruellia affinis

Ruellia affinis

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 affinis

Name

Ruellia affinis (Schrad.) Lindau, 1847

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dipteracanthus affinis (Schrad.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 30 (1847)
  • Neowedia affinis Schrad. in Gött. Gel. Anz. 1: 706 (1821)
  • Ruellia speciosa B.D.Jacks. in Index Kew. 1: 775 (1893), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Arrhostoxylum affine Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 59 (1847)
  • Arrhostoxylum affine var. anomalum Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 59 (1847)
  • Ruellia grandiflora Blanch. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 30 (1847), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil NE-Brazil (Bahia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindau, G., Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien IV(3b): 311. 1895.

Additional references

• Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia affinis. 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 affinis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ruellia affinis 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 affinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia affinis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: red ruellia, wild petunia

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