Ruellia nitens

Taxonavigation

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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

Name

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Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh., 1993

Synonyms

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  • 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)

Distribution

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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, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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