Russelia

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: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Russelieae
Genus:
Species: R. acuminata – R. campechiana – R. chiapensis – R. coccinea – R. contrerasii – R. conzattii – R. cora – R. cuneata – R. equisetiformis – R. floribunda – R. furfuracea – R. grandidentata – R. hintonii – R. iltisneeana – R. jaliscensis – R. laciniata – R. lanceifolia – R. leptopoda – R. longifolia – R. longipedunculata – R. longisepala – R. maculosa – R. manantlana – R. multiflora – R. obtusata – R. parvifolia – R. polyedra – R. pringlei – R. pubescens – R. purpusii – R. retrorsa – R. rotundifolia – R. rugosa – R. sarmentosa – R. sonorensis – R. staleyae – R. standleyi – R. steyermarkii – R. syringifolia – R. tehuana – R. tenuis – R. tepicensis – R. teres – R. ternifolia – R. tetraptera – R. verticillata – R. villosa – R. worthingtonii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Russelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 06. Reference page.

Name

Russelia Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 6 (1760).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Flamaria Raf. in New Fl. 2: 71 (1837)

Homonyms

Russelia L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 24. (1782), nom. illeg. vide Vahlia Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl. 2: 36 (1782), nom. cons.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Northern Southl America
  - Colombia, French Guiana
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, New Caledonia, Niue, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.

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

References

Primary references

Jacquin, N.J. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarum, quas in Insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit novas, aut iam cognitas emendavit. 41 pp. Apud Theodorum Haak, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. BHL Reference page. : 6

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Russelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Russelia. Published online. Accessed: January 29 2024. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Russelia. Accessed: 29 January 2024.

Vernacular names

čeština: ruselie
English: Firecracker Plants
日本語: 花丁字属, ハナチョウジ属