Ruellia lactea

Taxonavigation edit

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 lactea

Name edit

Ruellia lactea Cav., 1795

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Cryphiacanthus lacteus (Cav.) Nees in Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1841: [3] (1841)
    • Dipteracanthus lacteus (Cav.) C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 528 (1845)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cryphiacanthus lacteus var. acaulis Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847)
    • Cryphiacanthus macrosiphon Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847)
    • Ruellia abbreviata D.N.Gibson in Fieldiana, Bot. 34(6): 78 (1972)
    • Ruellia divaricata Hoffmanns. in Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 193 (1824)
    • Ruellia hispida DC. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847), not validly publ.
    • Ruellia hoffmannseggii Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 481 (1841)
    • Ruellia lactea var. acaulis (Nees) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 506 (1882)
    • Ruellia longituba D.N.Gibson in Fieldiana, Bot. 34(6): 80 (1972)
    • Ruellia macrosiphon Lindau in Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 309 (1895), nom. illeg.
    • Ruellia ovata Willd. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 49 (1847), not validly publ.
    • Ruellia prostrata Pav. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847), not validly publ.
    • Ruellia sessilis Balb. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847), not validly publ.
    • Ruellia verticillata Pav. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847), not validly publ.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
  • Continental: Southern America
  • Guatemala

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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