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Ruellia ciliatiflora

Hook. (1839)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Ruellia

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Description

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Synonyms (31)

Arrhostoxylum ciliatiflorum (Hook.) Nees (1847)
Cryphiacanthus tubiflorus Oerst. (1855)
Cryphiacanthus viscosus Oerst. (1855)
Dipteracanthus nudiflorus Engelm. & A.Gray (1845)
Ruellia congesta (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia davisiorum Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia glabrata (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia glabrata var. shrevei Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia gooddingiana A.Nelson (1931)
Ruellia insularis (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia lorentziana Griseb. (1879)
Ruellia muelleri var. grandiflora (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb. (1912)
Ruellia nudiflora var. congesta Leonard (1927)
Ruellia nudiflora var. glabrata Leonard (1927)
Ruellia nudiflora var. grandiflora Leonard (1927)
Ruellia nudiflora var. hispidula Shinners (1953)
Ruellia nudiflora var. insularis Leonard (1927)
Ruellia nudiflora var. mirandae Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia nudiflora var. occidentalis (A.Gray) Leonard (1927)
Ruellia nudiflora var. runyonii (Tharp & F.A.Barkley) B.L.Turner (1991)
Ruellia nudiflora var. yucatana Leonard (1927)
Ruellia occidentalis (A.Gray) Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia occidentalis var. ferrisae Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia occidentalis var. lundelliorum Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia occidentalis var. wrightii Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia runyonii Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia runyonii var. berlandieri Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia strictopaniculata Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)
Ruellia tuberosa var. occidentalis A.Gray (1878)
Ruellia yucatana (Leonard) Tharp & F.A.Barkley (1949)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3718 (1839)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruellia ciliatiflora Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu. Acanthaceae Area, Upper Lawn Makai Growing in semi-shade. Preserved_Specimen Subshrub not exceeding 18 ht. Flowers not seen. Nagata, K.M. 1801 Oahu BISH 1978-10-19
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