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Ruellia Plum. ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 634 (1753)  

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.

Literature

Synonyms of Ruellia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Alvarezia Pav. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 465 (1847) wfo-4000001425
Aphragmia Nees Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. , ed. 2: 444 (1836) wfo-4000002643
Aporuellia C.B.Clarke J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74: 649 (1908) wfo-4000002758
Arrhostoxylum Mart. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 209 (1847) wfo-4000003124
Benoicanthus Heine & A.Raynal Adansonia , n.s., 8: 190 (1968) wfo-4000004428
Blechum P.Browne Hist. Jamaic. : 261 (1756) wfo-4000004748
Cryphiacanthus Nees Linnaea 16: 298 (1842) wfo-4000009842
Cyrtacanthus Mart. ex Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 51 (1847) wfo-4000010500
Dipteracanthus Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 75 (1832) wfo-4000012072
Dizygandra Meisn. Pl. Vasc. Gen. : 284 (1840) wfo-4000012305
Endosiphon T.Anderson ex Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 2: 1085 (1876) wfo-4000013418
Eusiphon Benoist Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 144 (1939) wfo-4000014318
Fabria E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. : 185 (1844) wfo-4000014512
Gymnacanthus Nees Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. , ed. 2: 444 (1836) wfo-4000016417
Lychniothyrsus Lindau Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 192 (1914) wfo-4000022475
Neowedia Schrad. Gött. Gel. Anz. 1: 706 (1821) wfo-4000025889
Nothoruellia Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek. Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 , 45(1): 23 (1948) wfo-4000026296
Pseudoruellia Benoist Bull. Soc. Bot. France 109: 131 (1962) wfo-4000031664
Scorodoxylum Nees Pl. Hartw. : 236 (1846) wfo-4000034822
Siphonacanthus Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 45 (1847) wfo-4000035504
Solaenacanthus Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 122 (1855) wfo-4000035673
Spirostigma Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 83 (1847) wfo-4000036142
Stemonacanthus Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 53 (1847) wfo-4000036443
Stephanophysum Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 83 (1831) wfo-4000036591
Tremacanthus S.Moore J. Bot. 42: 33 (1904) wfo-4000038808

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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. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 193. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000402100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia arborescens Pav. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 217. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000402105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia aristata Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 104. 1800 wfo-0000402088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia atroviridis Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2404. 1830 wfo-0000402064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia axillaris Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 480. 1841 wfo-0000401618
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia biflora Bojer ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 726. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia bilabiata Reinw. ex Blume Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg (Blume) 84, nomen. 1823 [Feb-Sep 1823] wfo-0000401762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia blumeana Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 149. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000402070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cephalotes Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2352. 1830 wfo-0000402044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cernua B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2380, partim. 1830 wfo-0000402045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia chelonoides Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2335. 1830 wfo-0000401941
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ciliata Wall. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 156. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia clavata Reinw. ex Valeton Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 10: 60. 1907 wfo-0000401987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia collina Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2343. 1830 wfo-0000401827
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia commutata Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 481. 1841 wfo-0000401819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia comosa Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2414. 1830 wfo-0000401814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia coromandelina Herb.Monac. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 166. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401844
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia corymbosa Wall. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 167. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401845
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dependens Hook. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 470. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia depressa Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2379. 1830 wfo-0000401787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia digitalis J.Koenig ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 825. 1825 [Jan-May 1825] wfo-0000401773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dubia Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 79. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dulcissima Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 481. 1841 wfo-0000401810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ebracteolata T.Anderson J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 462. 1867 [23 Aug 1867] wfo-0000401807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia eriostachya Bojer ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 67. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401800
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia filicifolia Salzm. ex Nees Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 22. 1847 [1 Jun 1847] wfo-0000401915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia filiformis J.G.Klein ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 165. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia filiformis B.Heyne ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 481. 1841 wfo-0000401917
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia flexuosa Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2412. 1830 wfo-0000401899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia gairae Rohr ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 466. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glabrata var. shrevei Tharp & F.A.Barkley Amer. Midl. Naturalist 42: 17, fig. 5. 1949 wfo-0001396746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glaucescens Wall. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). iii. 85, in syn. wfo-0000401920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia hyssopifolia Hochst. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 111. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401880
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia incana B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(11): 408. 1884 [Jan 1884] wfo-0000401056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia involucrata B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2357. 1830 wfo-0000401039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia kunthiana Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2419. 1830 wfo-0000401078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia lagopodes Ryan ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 263. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia latifolia Roth ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 146. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia mirandana Ramamoorthy & Hornelas Pl. Syst. Evol. 159(3-4): 161, nom. nov. 1988 wfo-0000401134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia multiflora var. humilis (Nees) Leonard – wfo-0001392756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nemorum Russ. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2399 C. 1830 wfo-0000401597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nilbutia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2366 D. 1830 wfo-0000401126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obliqua Wight ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2399 D. 1830 wfo-0000401143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obovata Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2375. 1830 wfo-0000401152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obovata Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 75. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia panichanga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2387. 1830 wfo-0000401123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pauciflora Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2369. 1830 wfo-0000401090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia penstemonoides Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2340. 1830 wfo-0000401116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia purpuricaulis Wall. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). iii. 96. wfo-0000400866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia quadranguiaris B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(11): 494. 1884 [Jan 1884] wfo-0000400875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia quadrangularis Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2358. 1830 wfo-0000400892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia radiciflora Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 160. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000400905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia retrofacta Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 7165. 1832 wfo-0000400895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia rivinifolia Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2413. 1830 wfo-0000400877
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia rohrii Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 466. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000400841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia scabra Gaudich. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 150. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000400861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia scabra Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2393. 1830 wfo-0000400862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sceptrum var. marianum (Vell.) Stearn – wfo-0001390998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia secundiflora Bojer ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 166. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000400850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia setigera Wight. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). iii. 81. wfo-0000401001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia siphonantha Hils. & Bojer ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 112. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000400991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia spicata Vell. Fl. Flumin. 265. 1829 [1825 publ. 7 Sep-28 Nov 1829] ; see also Fl. Flumin. Icon. 6: t. 92. 1831. [1827 publ. 29 Oct 1831] wfo-0000400929
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia strobilina Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2362. 1830 wfo-0000400915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tanacetifolia Herb.Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 68. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000400951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2366 C. 1830 wfo-0000400947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tetragonostachya Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 7168. 1832 wfo-0000400940
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia thymifolia Herb.Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 462. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tomentosa Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2333. 1830 wfo-0000401318
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Blanco Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 494. 1837 wfo-0000401339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 149. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2378, partim. 1830 wfo-0000401342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ulmifolia Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2360. 1830 wfo-0000401343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia variabilis J.Macrae ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 165. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0000401329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia varians B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2492 B. 1830 wfo-0000401331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia venosa B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(11): 423. 1884 [Jan 1884] wfo-0000401337