Ruellia nitens

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 nitens

Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh., 1993

Homotypic
- Dipteracanthus nitens Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 41 (1847)
Heterotypic
- Ruellia goyazensis Lindau in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 45 (1898)

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

Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia nitens. 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 nitens. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ruellia nitens 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 nitens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.