Ruttya fruticosa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644043a00da0f731062531 |
| Scientific name | Ruttya fruticosa |
| Authority | Lindau |
| First published in | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 45 (1894) |
Description Top
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Ruttya fruticosa, also known as jammy mouth or jêmbekkie, is a shrub native to Africa. It is named after Dr John Rutty and is commonly found in South Somalia to Tanzania and in the woodlands of Dhofar, Oman. The plant has seasonal blooming, attracting bees, butterflies, and birds. It has average water needs and thrives in mildly acidic soil. The flowers range in color from orange to dark pink/violet. The plant has various uses, including being a source of sweet nectar, making kohl sticks and hair dividers, and serving as fodder for cattle. It can grow up to 6 feet tall and is hardy in USDA zones 8a-11.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Chinese | 蜂鸟花 |
| Chinese | 蜂鸟爵床 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
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East Tropical Africa
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Arabian Peninsula
- Oman
- Yemen
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Arabian Peninsula
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0001045441 |
| Tropicos | 103997 |
| INPN | 448605 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54838-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-103997 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 659723 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 4195 |
| IPNI | 54838-1 |
| iNaturalist | 426578 |
| GBIF | 3779755 |
| Freebase | /m/03gvtyc |
| EPPO | RTYFR |
| EOL | 5636569 |
| USDA GRIN | 32579 |
| Wikipedia | Ruttya_fruticosa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Wuacanthus (Acanthaceae), a new Chinese endemic genus segregated from Justicia (Acanthaceae) | Deng Y, Gao C, Xia N, Peng H | Plant Divers | 19-Dec-2016 |
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| Cercosporoid fungi (Mycosphaerellaceae) 4. Species on dicots (Acanthaceae to Amaranthaceae) | Braun U, Crous PW, Nakashima C | IMA Fungus | 10-Nov-2015 |
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| Assessing Biofuel Crop Invasiveness: A Case Study | Buddenhagen CE, Chimera C, Clifford P | PLoS One | 22-Apr-2009 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |