Acanthaceae
Ruttya

Ruttya ovata Harv.

First published in London J. Bot. 1: 27 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Fl. Cap. 5: 55 (1901).
  • in Hooker, London J. Bot. 1: 27 (1842).
  • —Bandeira, Bolnick & Barbosa, Fl. Nat. Sul Moçamb.: 192 (2007).
  • —Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 174 (1899).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 5, 1934 Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000394863 Type Yes
Feb 17, 1900 Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K000394860 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 7, 1900 Wood, J.M. [462] South Africa K000394861 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000394862 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rokni, S.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Machuama, B.; Munwane, C. [7] Mozambique K001346120 Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000394859 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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