Ruellia

Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias. They are not closely related to petunias (Petunia) although both genera belong to the same euasterid clade. The genus was named in honor of Jean Ruelle (1474–1537), herbalist and physician to Francis I of France and translator of several works of Dioscorides.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, DR Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo

Observations recorded166,478

Flower: (Ruellia praetermissa) but a longer tube.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 5,942
With media: 2,271
Family: Acanthaceae
Collections: IBUNAM, CICY, ECOSUR, FC-UNAM, IIB-UV, GH
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Acanthaceae
Named after: Jean Ruel
Image: Ruella tuberosa in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 6628.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Ruellia
Commons category: Ruellia
topic's main category: Category:Ruellia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10578
Commons gallery: Ruellia
taxon common name: 芦莉草属
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL: naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Ruellia

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Encyclopedic overview

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Selected species
Uncertain status
Formerly placed here
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Numerous formerly independent genera are nowadays considered synonymous with Ruellia, including Blechum, Eusiphon, and Ulleria. Acanthopale and Polylychnis are considered a distinct genera.

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