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Ruellia Plum. ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 634 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000033594.

Synonyms of Ruellia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aphragmia Nees Nat. Syst. Bot. 444. 1836. — wfo-4000002643
Benoicanthus Heine & A.Raynal Adansonia, n.s. 8: 190–191. 1968. — wfo-4000004428
Cryphiacanthus Nees Index Sem. Horti Vratisl. 1841. — wfo-4000009842
Dipteracanthus Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 75, 81–82. 1832. — wfo-4000012072
Eusiphon Benoist Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 144. 1939. — wfo-4000014318
Pseudoruellia Benoist Bull. Soc. Bot. France 109: 131. 1962. — wfo-4000031664

Species in Ruellia ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ruellia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ampliata Edgew. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 193 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia arborescens Pav. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 217 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia aristata Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 104 1800 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia articulata Houtt. Nat. Hist. 2(9): t. 59, f. 3 1778 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia atroviridis Wall. Numer. List 2404 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia axillaris Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 480 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401618
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia balsamica L.f. Suppl. Pl. 289 1782 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia biflora Bosc ex Nees Prodr. 11: 108 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia biflora L. Sp. Pl. 635 1753 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia bilabiata Reinw. ex Blume Catalogus 84 1823 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia biloba Hochst. Flora 28: 72 1845 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia blumeana Nees Prodr. 11: 149 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cephalotes Wall. Numer. List 2352 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cernua B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List 2380 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia chelonoides Wall. Numer. List 2335 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401941
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ciliata Wall. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 156 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cirsioides Nees Linnaea 15: 354 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia clavata Reinw. ex Valeton Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 10: 60 1907 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia collina Wall. Numer. List 2343 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401827
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia commutata Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia comosa Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 43 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia comosa Wall. Numer. List 2414 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia comosa Vell. Fl. Flumin. 265 1829 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401826
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia coromandelina Nees Prodr. 11: 166 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401844
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia corymbosa Wall. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 167 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401845
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia corynotheca F.Muell. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 4: 546 1868 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia decaisniana Nees Prodr. 11: 150 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia decipiens Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 83 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dependens Hook. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 470 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia depressa L.f. Suppl. Pl. 290 1782 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia depressa Wall. Numer. List 2379 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia difformis L.f. Suppl. Pl. 289 1782 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia digitalis K.D.Koenig ex Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 825 1825 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dubia Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 79 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dulcissima Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dura Nees Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 311 1837 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ebracteata Dalzell Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 342 1850 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ebracteolata T.Anderson J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 462 1867 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia eriostachya Bojer ex Nees Prodr. 11: 67 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401800
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia eucoma Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia falcata Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401911
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia filicifolia Salzm. ex Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 22 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia filiformis Klein ex Nees Prodr. 11: 165 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia filiformis B.Heyne ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401917
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia flaccida Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 91 1873 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia flava Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 43 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia flexuosa Wall. Numer. List 2412 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia gairae Rohr ex Nees Prodr. 11: 466 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glaucescens Wall. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia griffithiana Nees Prodr. 11: 149 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia hochstetteri Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia homonyma Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 481 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia hyssopifolia Hochst. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 111 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401880
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia incana B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 408 1884 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia incana Blume Catalogus 85 1823 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia intrusa Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 113 1775 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia involucrata B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List 2357 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia kunthiana Wall. Numer. List 2419 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia lagopodes Ryan ex Nees Prodr. 11: 263 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia latifolia Roth ex Nees Prodr. 11: 146 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia littoralis L.f. Suppl. Pl. 289 1782 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia luzona Nees Prodr. 11: 151 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401024
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia madurensis Poir. Encycl. 6: 341 1804 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia mirandana Ramamoorthy & Y.H.Uribe Pl. Syst. Evol. 159: 161 1988 — wfo-0000401134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nana Nees Linnaea 15: 355 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia neglecta Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 482 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nemoralis Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 165 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nemorum Russell ex Wall. Numer. List 2399 C 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia neolongifolius Bennet & Raizada Indian Forester 109: 219 1983 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nilbutia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List 2366 D 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nudispica C.B.Clarke Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 248 1906 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obliqua Wight ex Wall. Numer. List 2399 D 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obovata Buch.-Ham. Numer. List 2375 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obovata Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 75 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia panayensis Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 347 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia panichanga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List 2387 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia parabolica Nees Prodr. 11: 144 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pauciflora Wall. Numer. List 2369 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia penstemonoides Wall. Numer. List 2340 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia polysperma Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. 305 1821 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia primulacea F.Muell. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 4: 546 1868 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia purpuricaulis Wall. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 96 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia quadranguiaris B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 494 1884 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia quadrangularis Vell. Fl. Flumin. 267 1829 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia quadrangularis Wall. Numer. List 2358 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia quaterna Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 284 1827 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia racemosa Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 42 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400900
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia radiciflora Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 160 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia retrofacta Wall. Numer. List 7165 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia rhytiphylla Nees Prodr. 11: 150 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia rivinifolia Wall. Numer. List 2413 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400877
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia rohrii Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 466 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia rufescens Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. 304 1821 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sarmentosa Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 83 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400854
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia scabra Gaudich. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 150 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia scabra Wall. Numer. List 2393 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia scabrosa Sw. Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 1074 1800 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400864
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sceptrum-marianum (Vell.) Stearn J. Arnold Arbor. 52: 646 1971 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia secundiflora Bojer ex Nees Prodr. 11: 166 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia serrata Thunb. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 7: 143 1815 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia setigera Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 176 1806 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia setigera Wight ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 81 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia siphonantha Hils. & Bojer ex Nees Prodr. 11: 112 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia spicata Vell. Fl. Flumin. 265 1829 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400929
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia strigosa Nees Prodr. 11: 148 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia strobilina Wall. Numer. List 2362 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia suaveolens Span. Linnaea 15: 331 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400911
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tanacetifolia Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 68 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tentaculata L. Cent. Pl. II 22 1756 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List 2366 C 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tetragonostachya Wall. Numer. List 7168 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400940
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia thymifolia Vahl ex Nees Prodr. 11: 462 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tomentosa Wall. Numer. List 2333 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401318
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia triflora Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 52 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Blanco Fl. Filip. 494 1837 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Mart. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 68 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Wall. Numer. List 2378 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa L.f. Suppl. Pl. 290 1782 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401349
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ulmifolia Wall. Numer. List 2360 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia variabilis Macrae ex Nees Prodr. 11: 165 1847 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia varians Vent. Descr. Pl. Nouv. t. 46 1801 — wfo-0000401325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia varians B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List 2492 B 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia venosa Blume Bijdr. 795 1826 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401336
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia venosa B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 423 1884 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia verticilliflora Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 483 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia zeylanica K.D.Koenig ex Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 42 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401292