Ruellia tuberosa

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Ruellia tuberosa

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 tuberosa

Name

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Ruellia tuberosa L., Sp. Pl. 2: 635 (1753).

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Cryphiacanthus barbadensis Nees in Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1841: [3] (1841), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Dipteracanthus clandestinus (L.) C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 528 (1845)
    • Ruellia clandestina L. in Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)
    • Ruellia lysimachia Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 198 (1847), not validly publ.
    • Ruellia paniculata Scop. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 197 (1847), not validly publ.
    • Ruellia picta G.Lodd. in Bot. Cab. 15: t. 1448 (1829), nom. nud.
    • Ruellia tuberosa var. humilis M.Gómez in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 281 (1894)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
      • Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Isl., Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent), Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Isla Margarita, Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolivar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia), Mexico (Campeche, Chihuahua, Quintana Roo, Sonora, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Yucatan), Peru, Colombia (Antioquia, Bolvar, Boyac, Crdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, San Andrs, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Santander, Sucre, Tolima)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: minnieroot, violet wild petunia
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