Acanthaceae
Ruellia

Ruellia hookeriana (Nees) Hemsl.

First published in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 505 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Daniel, T.F. (2007 publ. 2008). Notes on the distributions of some Mexican Acanthaceae. Ibugana 15: 13-22.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Daniel, T.F. (2007 publ. 2008). Notes on the distributions of some Mexican Acanthaceae. Ibugana 15: 13-22.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2015 Palmer, E. [215] Mexico K000064381 No
Jan 1, 2002 Hartweg, K.T. [1616] Mexico K000913647 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Jurgensen, C. [598] Mexico K000534111 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Jurgensen, C. [598] Mexico K000064210 Type Yes
Jun 13, 1957 Hinton, G.B. [1068] Mexico K000064211 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10594] Mexico K000064208 No
Palmer, E. [92] Mexico K000064209 No
Langlassé, E. [352] Mexico K000064212 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10489] Mexico K000064206 No
Müller, F.; Schlumberger, H. [1917] Mexico K000064215 No
Pringle, C.G. [4438] Mexico K000064213 No
Bourgeau, M. [2663] Mexico K000064214 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [8117] Mexico K000064207 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