Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia foetida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

First published in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 656 (1809)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Lott, E.J.; Rothschild, B.M.; Phillips, B.L.; Sanders, A.C. [3148] Mexico K000064260 No
Jan 1, 1991 Martínez S., E.; Soto N., J.C. [3726] Mexico K000064258 No
Jan 1, 1990 Palmer, E. [1274] Mexico K000064265 No
Jan 1, 1990 Hinton, G.B. [9906] Mexico K000064259 No
Jan 1, 1990 Langlassé, E. [620] Mexico K000064267 No
Jan 1, 1990 Morton, C.V.; Makrinius, E. [2640] Mexico K000064266 No
Jan 1, 1990 Palmer, E. [49] Mexico K000534105 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Palmer, E. [49] Mexico K000064268 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11564] Mexico K000064264 No
Daniel, T.F.; Ton, A. [6135] Mexico K000064261 No
Cubillos, N. [2081] Mexico K000064263 No
Daniel, T.F.; Ton, A. [6120] Mexico K000064262 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images