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Ruttya fruticosa

Lindau (1894)

This name is accepted

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

hummingbird plant, jammy mouth, rabbit ears

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Description

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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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Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 45 (1894)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruttya fruticosa University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Magoon Greenhouse Facility Potted; growing under shade-cloth. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 0.5 m tall; corolla brick red, with black blotch on basal portion of one corolla lobe. Flower lacks fragrance (noon). Lau, J. 1326 Oahu BISH 1985-08-19
2 Ruttya fruticosa Honolulu: Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen To 6 ft. Hutchison, P.C. 2792 Oahu BISH 1967-01-15
3 Ruttya fruticosa Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Dense rounded semi-scandent shrub 2 m tall; flowers mostly brick red, with some blood red at center, and an area of black on inner surface of lower lip and tube. Lau, J. 2474 Oahu BISH 1986-06-02
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