Ruellia repens

Ruellia repens

Ruellia repens

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 repens

Name

Ruellia repens L., 1767

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dipteracanthus cernuus (Roxb.) Santapau in Indian Forester 79: 322 (1953)
  • Dipteracanthus lanceolatus Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 82 (1832)
  • Dipteracanthus repens Hassk. in Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 129 (1843)
  • Ruellia cernua Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 46 (1814)
  • Ruellia hirtella J.B.Imlay in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 113 (1939)

Homonyms

• Ruellia repens Burm. fil. = Dyschoriste nagchana (Nees) S.S.R. Bennet
• Ruellia repens Ruiz ex Nees = Dyschoriste repens (Nees) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hongkong, Yunnan), Taiwan, Philippines (throughout), Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay, Mon, Taninthayi), peninsular Malaysia (common and widespread), Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. : 89.

Additional references

• Kress, W.J.E., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E.R. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar (Revised from the original works by J. H. Lace, R. Rodger, H. G. Hundley, and U Chit Ko Ko on the "List of Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Principal Climbers, etc. Recorded from Burma"). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1–590. Smithsonian Institution. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia repens. 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. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ruellia repens. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 22 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ruellia repens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia repens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Creeping Ruellia
中文:  蘆利草, 芦莉草叶

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