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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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 Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruellia macrantha Garden of Geoffrey Michels, Waiaau Rd, Koloa Cultivated in garden. Preserved_Specimen Flowering shrub ca .75 m tall; stem mostly dk grn, ~ glossy; lf petiole very pale grn; blade above dk grn, bullate; below very pale; new growth very pale grn. Flws large, nodding on weak corolla tube; sepals 5, pale yellowish-grn, 2.2 cm long, finely laciniate, ~ transparent; corolla 9 x 5 cm, tube 3.5 x 0.5 cm, dk rose-violet, glossy, curved; petals 5, rosy-pink w/uppermost petal showing brownish wash, glossy on exterior; throat white w/veins deep pink; stamens 4, included in corolla, filaments pale pink, anthers cream and of mealy texture. (more information on label) Hume, L. 453 Kauai BISH 1990-01-27