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Ruellia makoyana

Closon (1895)

This name is accepted

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

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Rev. Hort. Belge Étrangère 21: 109 (1895)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruellia makoyana Honolulu, Nuuanu area, 2616 Pali Hwy Preserved_Specimen A diffuse subshrub reaching up to 30 cm tall; leaf topside dark green with a silvery zone along the midrib; leaf underside reddish purple. Lau, J. 1633 Oahu BISH 1985-11-16
2 Ruellia makoyana Waimea Park, Haleiwa Tropical grassland. Preserved_Specimen Fafai, L. 3 Oahu BISH 1981-11-20
3 Ruellia makoyana Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens In deep shade among shrubs of abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; growing in yard of house. Preserved_Specimen Lvs dark green on upper side with paler midrib and secondary veins; dark purple below; flws purple. Herbst, D.R. 9311 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
4 Ruellia makoyana 2436 Burbank St., Honolulu; Mrs. J.L. Robertson's garden Preserved_Specimen Flowers cerise; leaves velvety, purple below, green and white veined above. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-02
5 Ruellia makoyana Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Capt. Cook Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of garden, growing in yard of house. Growing in deep shade among shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Leaves dark green on upper side with paler midrib and secondary veins, dark purple below; flowers purple. Herbst, D.R. 9311 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
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