Ruellia humilis

Ruellia humilis

Ruellia humilis

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 humilis

Name

Ruellia humilis Nutt., 1837

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gymnacanthus humilis (Nutt.) Oerst. in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 127 (1855)
  • Ruellia ciliosa var. humilis (Nutt.) Britton in Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 185 (1890)
  • Ruellia humilis var. typica Fernald in Rhodora 47: 51 (1945), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Dipteracanthus ciliosus var. parviflorus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 123 (1847)
  • Ruellia caroliniensis f. alba Steyerm. in Rhodora 41: 585 (1939)
  • Ruellia caroliniensis var. parviflora (Nees) S.F.Blake in Rhodora 17: 134 (1915)
  • Ruellia ciliosa var. longiflora A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 326 (1878)
  • Ruellia ciliosa var. parviflora (Nees) Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 300 (1894)
  • Ruellia humilis f. alba (Steyerm.) Fernald in Rhodora 47: 54 (1945)
  • Ruellia humilis var. calvescens Fernald in Rhodora 47: 60 (1945)
  • Ruellia humilis var. depauperata Tharp & F.A.Barkley in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 42: 73 (1949)
  • Ruellia humilis var. expansa Fernald in Rhodora 47: 58 (1945)
  • Ruellia humilis var. frondosa Fernald in Rhodora 47: 54 (1945)
  • Ruellia humilis f. grisea Fernald in Rhodora 47: 54 (1945)
  • Ruellia humilis var. longiflora (A.Gray) Fernald in Rhodora 47: 56 (1945)

Homonyms

• Ruellia humilis Lindau = Ruellia geminiflora Kunth
• Ruellia humilis Pohl ex Nees = Ruellia bulbifera Lindau

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Nuttall, T. 1835. Collections towards a Flora of the Territory of Arkansas. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 5: 139–203. BHL Reference page. : 182

Additional references

• Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia humilis. 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 humilis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Ruellia humilis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia humilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia humilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Behaarte Ruellie
English: Fringeleaf wild petunia, Plains petunia, Fringeleaf Ruellia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Ruellia, Zigzag Rue

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