Ruellia elegans

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 elegans

Name

Ruellia elegans Poir., 1816

Synonyms

  • Arrhostoxylum elegans (Poir.) Bremek. & Nannenga-Bremek.
  • Arrhostoxylum formosum (Andr.) Nees
  • Arrhostoxylum silvaccola var. montanum Nees
  • Asystasia formosa Hort. Calc. ex T. Anders.
  • Ruellia formosa Andr.
  • Stemonacanthus formosus (Andr.) T. Anders.

Homonyms

  • Ruellia elegans Hook. = Strobilanthes crossandra (Steud.) J.R.I.Wood

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo), S-Brazil (Parana)

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

References

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