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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.

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Synonyms of Ruellia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Gymnacanthus Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 126 (1855) — wfo-1200030181
Alvarezia Pav. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 465 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000001425
Aphragmia Nees Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. , ed. 2: 444 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000002643
Aporuellia C.B.Clarke J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74: 649 (1908) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000002758
Arrhostoxylum Mart. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 209 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000003124
Benoicanthus Heine & A.Raynal Adansonia , n.s., 8: 190 (1968) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004428
Blechum P.Browne Hist. Jamaic. : 261 (1756) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004748
Copioglossa Miers Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 294. 1863. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009225
Cryphiacanthus Nees Linnaea 16: 298 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009842
Cyrtacanthus Mart. ex Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 51 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000010500
Dipteracanthus Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 75 (1832) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012072
Dizygandra Meisn. Pl. Vasc. Gen. : 284 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012305
Endosiphon T.Anderson ex Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 2: 1085 (1876) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013418
Eurychanes Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 52. 1847. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014286
Eusiphon Benoist Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 144 (1939) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014318
Fabria E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. : 185 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014512
Gymnacanthus Nees Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. , ed. 2: 444 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000016417
Holtzendorffia Klotzsch & H.Karst. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 727. 1847. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018129
Larysacanthus Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 123 (1855) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020620
Lychniothyrsus Lindau Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 192 (1914) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022475
Neowedia Schrad. Gött. Gel. Anz. 1: 706 (1821) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000025889
Nothoruellia Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek. Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 , 45(1): 23 (1948) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026296
Ophthalmacanthus Nees Prodr. 11: 219. 1847. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026969
Pattersonia J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. 2(2): 888, 925. 1791[1792]. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000028329
Pentstemonacanthus Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 159. 1847. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000028670
Pseudoruellia Benoist Bull. Soc. Bot. France 109: 131 (1962) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000031664
Salpingacanthus S.Moore J. Bot. 42: 107. 1904. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033869
Sclerocalyx Nees Bot. Voy. Sulphur 145. 1844[1846]. (8 May 1846) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000034712
Scorodoxylum Nees Pl. Hartw. : 236 (1846) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000034822
Siphonacanthus Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 45 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035504
Solaenacanthus Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 122 (1855) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035673
Spirostigma Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 83 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036142
Stemonacanthus Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 53 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036443
Stenoschista Bremek. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 73: 147. 1943. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036533
Stephanophysum Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 83 (1831) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036591
Tacoanthus Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 832. 1890. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000037413
Tremacanthus S.Moore J. Bot. 42: 33 (1904) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000038808
Ulleria Bremek. Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 72: 423 (1969) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039727
Micraea Miers Trav. Chili. ii. 529 (1826). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044080

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 achyranthifolia Desf. Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 391. 1832 [1829 publ. 1832] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia affinis Lindau – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001044141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia alata Blume ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 480 (1841) — wfo-1200030100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia anagallis Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 135 (1768) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia anaticollis var. madagascariensis Benoist – — wfo-0001315616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia angustifolia Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 148 (1894) — wfo-1200030103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia angustifolia Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 147 (1894) — wfo-1200030105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia attenuata Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2345. 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401632
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia baikiei (Hook.) N.E.Br. Suppl. Johnson's Gard. Dict. 999 (1882):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia baikiei Woodrow Gard. India ed. 5, 417. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia barbadensis Nees – — wfo-0001044146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia barbata Vahl Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 3: 83. 1794 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia biflora Pav. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 133 (1847) — wfo-1200030047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia brachypteron Lindau – — wfo-0001044151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia brevicaulis (Nees) Lindau Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4, Abt. 3b: 310. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia calycosa (Nees) Lindau Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 311 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001044153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia canus Lindau – — wfo-0001044155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia capitata Rizzini Dusenia 7: 301 (1956) — wfo-1200030095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia capreaefolia Nees – — wfo-0001044156
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia chrysantha Mildbr. – — wfo-0001044161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia ciliaris Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City) , ser. 2, 1(App.): 100 (1889) — wfo-1200030086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cinerascens Benth. – — wfo-0001044162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia clandestina Hook. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 153. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia coccinea Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 147. 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia conferta Lindau Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 194. 1914 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401816
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia conzattiana Standl. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 37: 47 1924 — wfo-0001268340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cumanensis Lindau – — wfo-0001044169
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia cygniflora Lindau ex Engl. Sitzungsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1906, 730, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia densus Lindau – — wfo-0001044172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia dichotoma Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 147. 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401790
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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia discolor Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 149. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401777
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia domingensis Spreng. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 136, in syn. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia eriocalyx Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58(Mém. 3f): 533. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001279076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia eriocalyx Glaz. ex T.F.Daniel, E.A.Tripp & C.Ezcurra Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 67(17): 396. 2023 [15 Feb 2023] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200027678
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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia flava Pers. Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(1): 177. 1806 [Nov 1806] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401896
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia gardneri Lindau – — wfo-0001044176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia gemmipara (Nees) Nees ex Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 504 (1882) — wfo-1200030081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia gemmipara Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 220, in syn. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glabra B.Heyne ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. : 312 (1821) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glabra var. longipetiolatum Hoehne Exped. Rosevelt-Rondon, Bot. 2, Bot. 73. 1914 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glandulosa Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. 312 (Gen. ?). 1821 [Apr 1821] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401925
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia glandulosonotata Lindau Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 5: 367. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia graecizans Rech.f. Fl. Iranica 24: 4 1966 — wfo-0001281300
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia grandiflora Blatt. Rec. Bot. Surv. India viii. 353 (1921). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia grandiflora Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 6(1): 340. 1804 [2 Oct 1804] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia grandis Hook. Bot. Mag. 74: t. 4366 (1848) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia graveolens Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. Nachtr. 2: 202. 1826 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia hirsuto-glandulosa Oerst. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 505. 1882 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001349829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia humistrata Lindau Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 311 (1895) — wfo-1200030070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia inaperta Spreng. in Schrad. Journ. (1800) II. 198. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia incompta Lindau – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001044186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia lamiiformis Lindau – — wfo-0001044190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia lehmanniana Lindau – — wfo-0001044192
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia lucida F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 7: 539 (1837) — wfo-1000046884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia maynensis Lindau – — wfo-0001044201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia mexicana Lindau – — wfo-0001044202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia microcephala Lindau – — wfo-0001044203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia monadelpha Wall. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 482, sphalm. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001353509
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia multiflora var. humilis (Nees) Leonard – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia mutabilis Zipp. Alg. Konst- Lett.-Bode (1829), i. 297, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nemoralis Hils. & Bojer ex Nees Prodr. 11: 159 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nova Colla Hort. Ripul. App. ii. 356, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia nudiflora var. nudiflora – – — wfo-0001044915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obovata Blume ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 482, nomen. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia obovata Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 46; Fl. Ind. iii. 51. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401159
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia palmeri Tharp & F.A.Barkley Amer. Midl. Naturalist 42: 11 (1949) — wfo-1200030030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia paniculata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 409 (1884) — wfo-1200030012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia patula Nees Prodr. 11: 126 (1847) — wfo-1200030014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia patula Salzm. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 135. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001244431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pavoniana Nees – — wfo-0001044211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pedunculata subsp. pineorum (Fernald) R.W.Long J. Arnold Arbor. 51: 288. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pereducta Standl. ex Lundell Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 436 (Prelim. Sketch Phytogeogr. YucatanPenins.) 303 (1934), nomen subnudum; Standley in Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 461 (Bot. Maya Area) 89 (1935), descr. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001044213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pilosa Nees Prodr. 11: 200 (1847) — wfo-1200030017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pilosa Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 268 (1829) — wfo-1200030018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pohlii Lindau – — wfo-0001044216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia procumbens Nees – — wfo-0001044218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia pubens Lindau – — wfo-0001044220
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia purii Mart. ex Nees Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 35. 1847 [1 Jun 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400878
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia purpurea Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 147. 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400872
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia repens (Mart. ex Nees) Angely Fl. Analit. Fitogeogr. São Paulo 5: 923 (1970 publ. 1971) — wfo-1200029990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia repens Blanco Fl. Filip. : 493 (1837) — wfo-1200029989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sabineana Wall. ex Rchb. Exot. Fl. 3: 46, t. 210. 1835 (as Sabiniana) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200010261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sabiniana Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2338. 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia scarlatina M.J.Silva Phytotaxa 547(1): 57. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sceptrum var. marianum (Vell.) Stearn – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001390998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia schottianus Lindau – — wfo-0001044232
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sellowiana (Nees) Lindau Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 311 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia semitetrandra Jacq. ex G.Don Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 3. 555, nomen. 1839 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia sibua (Nees) I.M.Turner Ann. Bot. Fenn. 58(4-6): 208. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia spicata Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 161. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia suffruticosus Roxb. 1814 — wfo-0001223666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia surinamensis Lindau – — wfo-0001044238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia tetragona (Griseb.) Lindau Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iv. 3b. (1895) 311. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia thapsoides Lindau – — wfo-0001044242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia thomana Spreng. in Schrad. Journ. (1800) II. 199. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia triflora DC. ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 122. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia triflora Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 147. 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401306
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Blanco Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 494. 1837 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia uliginosa Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 149. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia umbrosa M.J.Silva Phytotaxa 544(1): 82. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia undulata Vis. Sem. Rar. Patav. (1847) 4; et ex Linnaea, xxiv. (1851) 181. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia variabilis Zipp. Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 5: 180 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401338
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia vilosa Lindau – — wfo-0001044246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia vincoides Willd. ex Nees Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 36. 1847 [1 Jun 1847] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000401274
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia vindea Lindau – — wfo-0001044247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia viscosa Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City) , ser. 2, 1(App.): 100 (1889) — wfo-1200030033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ruellia whitneyana E.A.Tripp – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000043226