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Ruellia macrantha

(Nees) Van Houtte (1878)

This name is accepted

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

Christmas pride

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Nursery Cat. (Louis van Houtte) 177: 98 (1878-1879 publ. 1878)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruellia macrantha (Nees) Van Houtte garden of geoffrey michels, waiaau rd, koloa Cultivated in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. collector number: 453 Kauai BISH 1/27/1990
2 Ruellia macrantha (Nees) Van Houtte Garden of Geoffrey Michels, Waiaau Rd, Koloa Cultivated in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L. 453 Kauai BISH 1/27/1990
3 Ruellia macrantha (Nees) Van Houtte Cultivated in garden of Geoffrey Michels, Waila'au Rd ., Koloa. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 453 Kauai PTBG 1/27/1990
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