Russelia sarmentosa

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: Russelia
Species:

Russelia sarmentosa Jacq., 1760

Heterotypic
- Russelia americana Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 180 (1797)
- Russelia colombiana Pennell in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 72: 186 (1919 publ. 1920)
- Russelia flammea Raf. in New Fl. 2: 71 (1837)
- Russelia flavoviridis S.F.Blake in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 22 (1922)
- Russelia oxyphylla Lundell in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 7: 51 (1942)
- Russelia sarmentosa f. eglandulata Carlson in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 263 (1957)
- Russelia sarmentosa f. furfuracea Donn.Sm. in Enum. Pl. Guatem. 2: 55 (1891), nom. nud.
- Russelia sarmentosa var. nicaraguensis Carlson in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 265 (1957)
- Russelia sarmentosa var. oaxacensis Carlson in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 266 (1957)
- Russelia sarmentosa var. parviflora Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 332 (1846)
- Russelia sarmentosa f. pubescens Carlson in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 264 (1957)
- Russelia sarmentosa f. velutina Carlson in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 265 (1957)
- Russelia tabascensis Lundell in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 6: 59 (1941)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Northern America America
  - Colombia, French Guiana
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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. : 25.

Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Russelia sarmentosa 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.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Russelia sarmentosa. Published online. Accessed: August 06 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Russelia sarmentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 August 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Russelia sarmentosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.