Ruellia tuberosa

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 tuberosa

Name

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

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Cryphiacanthus barbadensis Nees
    • Cryphiacanthus clandestinus (L.) Nees
    • Dipteracanthus clandestinus Presl
    • Ruellia clandestina L.
    • Ruellia lysimachia Hort. Monsp. ex Nees
    • Ruellia paniculata Scop. ex Nees
    • Ruellia strepens Hort. Madrit. ex Nees
    • Ruellia triflora Pav. ex Nees

Distribution

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

References

Vernacular names

English: minnieroot, violet wild petunia
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