Ruellia speciosa

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
Sectio: Ruellia sect. Chiropterophila
Species: Ruellia speciosa

Name

Ruellia speciosa (Nees) Lindau, 1895

• Type locality: "Tehuacán (Puebla)", Mexico
• Lectotype: Galeotti 1042 (K; isolectotype: W)
  • Original type Ehrenberg 771 (B, destroyed), lectotype chosen by Daniel (1999; Fl. Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 23 ), including a detailed history and reasoning regarding lectotypification.

Synonyms

• Ophthalmacanthus speciosus Nees, 1847 (in DC., Prodr. 11 :220)
• Ruellia pulcherrima T.Anderson ex Hemsl., 1882 (Biol. Centr. Amer., Bot. 2 :504)

References

• Tripp, Erin A. (2010). "Taxonomic Revision of Ruellia Section Chiropterophila (Acanthaceae): a Lineage of Rare and Endemic Species from Mexico". Syst. Bot. 35 (3):629–661. DOI: 10.1600/036364410792495845.
• Lindau, G. (August 1895) "Acanthaceae americanae". Bull. Herb. Boissier. 3 :361-372;368. (Non Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4 (3b):310, December 1895)