Ruellia humilis

Ruellia humilis
Ruellia humilis

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:

Name

Ruellia humilis Nutt., 1837

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Gymnacanthus humilis (Nutt.) Oerst. in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 127 (1855)
    • Ruellia ciliosa var. humilis (Nutt.) Britton in Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 185 (1890)
    • Ruellia humilis var. typica Fernald in Rhodora 47: 51 (1945), not validly publ.
  • Heterotypic
    • Dipteracanthus ciliosus var. parviflorus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 123 (1847)
    • Ruellia caroliniensis f. alba Steyerm. in Rhodora 41: 585 (1939)
    • Ruellia caroliniensis var. parviflora (Nees) S.F.Blake in Rhodora 17: 134 (1915)
    • Ruellia ciliosa var. longiflora A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 326 (1878)
    • Ruellia ciliosa var. parviflora (Nees) Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 300 (1894)
    • Ruellia humilis f. alba (Steyerm.) Fernald in Rhodora 47: 54 (1945)
    • Ruellia humilis var. calvescens Fernald in Rhodora 47: 60 (1945)
    • Ruellia humilis var. depauperata Tharp & F.A.Barkley in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 42: 73 (1949)
    • Ruellia humilis var. expansa Fernald in Rhodora 47: 58 (1945)
    • Ruellia humilis var. frondosa Fernald in Rhodora 47: 54 (1945)
    • Ruellia humilis f. grisea Fernald in Rhodora 47: 54 (1945)
    • Ruellia humilis var. longiflora (A.Gray) Fernald in Rhodora 47: 56 (1945)

Homonyms

  • Ruellia humilis Lindau = Ruellia geminiflora Kunth
  • Ruellia humilis Pohl ex Nees = Ruellia bulbifera Lindau

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia)

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

References

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Behaarte Ruellie
  • English: Fringeleaf wild petunia, Plains petunia, Fringeleaf Ruellia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Ruellia, Zigzag Rue
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