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Ruellia simplex C.Wright

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Wright, C. (1870). In: Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 6: 321.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Lamiales
family
Acanthaceae
genus
Ruellia
species
Ruellia simplex

Name

Synonyms
Arrhostoxylum microphyllum Nees
Cryphiacanthus angustifolius Nees
Ruellia angustifolia (Nees) Lindau
Ruellia brittoniana Leonard
Ruellia caerulea Morong
Ruellia coerulea Morong
Ruellia ignorantiae Herter
Ruellia longipes Urb.
Ruellia microphylla (Nees) Lindau
Ruellia simplex C.Wright ex Sauvalle
Ruellia spectabilis Britton
Ruellia tweedieana var. brevifolia Hassl.
Ruellia tweedieana var. spectabilis Hassl.
Ruellia tweedyana Griseb.
Homonyms
Ruellia simplex C.Wright
Ruellia simplex C.Wright ex Sauvalle
Common names
A-Ias-doce-me-voy in language.
Britton's wild petunia in language.
Britton's wild petunia in English
Guauci (Dominican Republic) in language.
Mexican blue-bells in English
Softseed wild petunia in English
Softseed wild petunia in English
Spanish-ladies in English
petúnia-mexicana in Portuguese
softseed wild petunia in English

Bibliographic References

  1. CABI Invasive Species Compendium (2018t), https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/110307
  2. Darwiniana,45(2): 201-203,2007
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