Ruellia prostrata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Ruelliinae
Genus: Ruellia
Species: Ruellia prostrata
Name

Ruellia prostrata Poir., 1804.
Synonyms

Barleria sudanica Lindau
Dipteracanthus dejecta Nees
Dipteracanthus flaviflorus Boiv. ex Benoist
Dipteracanthus genduanus Schweinf.
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees
Dipteracanthus richardianus Boiv. ex Benoist
Ruellia deccanensis J. Grah.
Ruellia genduana (Schweinf.) C. B. Cl.
Ruellia methia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Ruellia nubica Del.
Ruellia otaviensis P. G. Meyer
Ruellia pallida Willd. ex Nees
Ruellia patula var. prostrata (Poir.) Chiov.
Ruellia prostrata var. dejecta (Nees) C.B. Clarke
Ruellia ringens Roxb.
Ruellia wightiana Wall.

Notes

Ruellia prostrata Pav. ex Nees, (1847) = Ruellia lactea Cav.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, N-Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip), South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga), Swaziland
Continental: Asie
Yemen, Oman, Java, India (throughout), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (Sind, Rawalpindi),, Indonesia, Moluccas, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Christmas Isl. (Austr.)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

African Plants Database 2009. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2010 Oct 22 [1].
Poiret, J.L.M. 1804. Encycl. 6: 349.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Ruellia prostrata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ruellia prostrata. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 22 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Ruellia prostrata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 22.
Tropicos.org 2018. Ruellia prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruellia prostrata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: prostrate wild petunia