Ruellia prostrata var. prostrata

Ruellia prostrata var. prostrata

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 prostrata
Varietas: R. p. var. prostrata

Name

Ruellia prostrata Poir. var. prostrata autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dipteracanthus dejectus Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 82 (1832)
  • Dipteracanthus genduanus Schweinf. in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 18: 680 (1868)
  • Ruellia deccanensis J.Graham in Cat. Pl. Bombay: 162 (1839)
  • Ruellia genduana (Schweinf.) C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 47 (1899)
  • Ruellia methia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 2384 (1830), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia nubica Delile in F.Cailliaud, Voy. Méroé 4(prepr.): 74 (1826)
  • Ruellia otaviensis P.G.Mey. in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 171 (1956)
  • Ruellia pallida Willd. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 126 (1847), pro syn.
  • Ruellia prostrata var. dejecta (Nees) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 412 (1884)
  • Ruellia repens Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 2384 (1830), not validly publ.
  • Ruellia ringens Roxb. in Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 44 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Ruellia wightiana Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 2397 (1830), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, N-Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip), South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga), Swaziland Continental: Asie Yemen, Oman, Java, India (throughout), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (Sind, Rawalpindi), Indonesia, Moluccas, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Christmas Isl. (Austr.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1804–1805. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 6. 786 pp. H. Agasse, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 6: 349.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ruellia prostrata var. prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ruellia prostrata var. prostrata. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ruellia prostrata var. prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov. 2022.

Vernacular names

English: prostrate wild petunia