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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 Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ruttya fruticosa foester botanic garden, honolulu mossy forest of Metrosideros in kipuka PRESERVED_SPECIMEN p. c. hutchison 2792 Hawaii BISH
2 Ruttya fruticosa u.h. campus, magoon greenhouse facility PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. lau 1326 Oahu US 8/19/1985
3 Ruttya fruticosa university of hawaii campus, honolulu. magoon greenhouse facility Potted; growing under shade-cloth. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1326 Oahu BISH 8/19/1985
4 Ruttya fruticosa U. H. Campus, Magoon Greenhouse Facility. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Joel Lau 1326 Oahu PTBG 8/19/1985
5 Ruttya fruticosa U.H. Manoa Campus, Magoon Greenhouse Facility. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Joel Lau 1326 Oahu PTBG 8/19/1985
6 Ruttya fruticosa Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2474 Oahu BISH 6/2/1986
7 Ruttya fruticosa waimea arboretum & botanical garden In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. cory, c. collector number: 2474 Oahu BISH 6/2/1986
8 Ruttya fruticosa Honolulu: Foster Botanic Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hutchison, P.C. 2792 Oahu BISH 1/15/1967
9 Ruttya fruticosa waimea arboretum PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. lau & c. cory 2474 Kauai US 6/2/1986
10 Ruttya fruticosa University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Magoon Greenhouse Facility Potted; growing under shade-cloth. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1326 Oahu BISH 8/19/1985
11 Ruttya fruticosa honolulu: foster botanic garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hutchison, p.c. collector number: 2792 Oahu BISH
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