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Ruellia patula Jacq.
Family : ACANTHACEAE
Protologue : Misc. Austriac. 2: 358 (1781)
Information on the genus : Ruellia
 
 
Status
Status for MA : accepted (present)
Status for NA : accepted (present)
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Ruellia bracteophylla Chiov. (1929)
=Ruellia gongodes Lindau
=Ruellia ibbensis Lindau
=Ruellia sokotrana Vierh.
=Dipteracanthus sudanicus Schweinf. (1868)
=Ruellia sudanica (Schweinf.) Lindau (1894)
=Dipteracanthus matutinus C. Presl
=Ruellia huttonii T. Anderson (1863)
=Ruellia patula var. dumicola Chiov. (1932)
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : perennial-Herb- Ht 0.1 - 1 m. Alt: 70 - 1525 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, EC, GA, KN, LP, MP, NW, SWZ

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Peyre de Fabrègues B. & J. P. Lebrun (1976). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger. Maison Alfort
  • Boudet G. & J.P. Lebrun (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. Etudes et Synthèses IEMVT 16
  • Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:129 (2012)
  • Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
  • César J. & C. Chatelain (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Oliver, D., Dyer, W.T.T.; Prain, D.; Hill, A.W. (1899). Flora of Tropical Africa 5: 45 
  • Fl. Cap. (Thunberg) 5: 12-13 (1901). 
  • Bothalia 3: 254 (1937).

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • MONOD, Th. (1940). Contributions à l'étude du Sahara occidental. Fasc. II. Phanérogames. Etud. Hist. Sci. Afr. Occ. Ser.B : 1
  • OZENDA, P. (1983). Flore et végétation du Sahara. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.
  • Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 3: 101 (2002).
 
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