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Internal ID UUID643ff875e6ea2570202217
Scientific name Ruellia jussieuoides
Authority Schltdl.
First published in Linnaea 6: 370 (1831)

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Ruellia jussieuoides is a subshrub plant found in the tropical Americas, specifically in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and parts of Brazil. It is native to the Cerrado ecoregion of Brazil and belongs to the Acanthaceae family. This plant has white flowers and is commonly found in the central and southern regions of its native countries. The article also includes references for further reading.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Arrhostoxylum achimeniflorum Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 131 (1855)
Arrhostoxylum jussieuoides Nees Prodr. 11: 212 (1847)
Dipteracanthus puri Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 35 (1847)
Ruellia achimeniflorum Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 503 (1882)
Ruellia lechleri Britton ex Rusby Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 75. 1900
Ruellia bangii Rusby Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 102 (1896)
Ruellia lechleri var. grandifolia Britton Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 75 (1900)
Tacoanthus pearcei Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 832 (1890).
Ruellia puri (Nees) Mart. ex Jackson Index Kew. 1: 775 (1893)
Dipteracanthus puri subvar. angustiflorus Nees Prodr. 11: 132 (1847)
Dipteracanthus puri subvar. ampliflorus Nees Prodr. 11: 132 (1847)
Ruellia puri var. longipetiolata S.Moore Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 425 (1895)
Dipteracanthus puri var. angustifolius Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 35 (1847)
Dipteracanthus puri var. gymnocladus Nees Fl. Bras. 9: 35 (1847)

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- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000401048
Tropicos 100931
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54203-1
The Plant List kew-2420140
Open Tree Of Life 309421
NCBI Taxonomy 440976
IPNI 54203-1
iNaturalist 281112
GBIF 5574221
Wikipedia Ruellia_jussieuoides

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