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Ruellia L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 34371

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Common Name(s):	wild petunia [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Asteranae
	Order	Lamiales
	Family	Acanthaceae – acanthacées
	Genus	Ruellia L. – wild petunia
		Direct Children:
	Species	Ruellia blechum L. – Browne's blechum
	Species	Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra – tropical wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. – Carolina wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia chartacea (T. Anderson) Wassh. – Peruvian wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia ciliatiflora Hook. – hairyflower wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia ciliosa Pursh – Sandhills wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia coccinea (L.) Vahl – yerba maravilla
	Species	Ruellia corzoi Tharp & F.A. Barkley – Corzo's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia davisiorum Tharp & F.A. Barkley – Rio Grande wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia devosiana hort. Jacob-Makoy ex E. Morren – Brazilian wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia dipteracanthus Hemsl.
	Species	Ruellia drummondiana (Nees) A. Gray – Drummond's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia drushelii Tharp & F.A. Barkley – Drushel's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia fulgida Andrews
	Species	Ruellia heteromorpha Fernald – Carolina wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia humilis Nutt. – fringeleaf wild petunia, wild petunia, low ruellia
	Species	Ruellia metzae Tharp – Metz's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia noctiflora (Nees) A. Gray – nightflowering wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A. Gray) Urb. – wild petunia, violet wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley – western wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia parryi A. Gray – Parry's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia patula Jacq.
	Species	Ruellia pedunculata Torr. ex A. Gray – stalked wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia pinetorum Fernald – stalked wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia prostrata Poir. – prostrate wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia purshiana Fernald – Pursh's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia simplex C. Wright – softseed wild petunia, Britton's wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia strepens L. – limestone wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia succulenta Small – Carolina wild petunia
	Species	Ruellia tuberosa L. – minnieroot
	Species	Ruellia yucatana (Leonard) Tharp & F.A. Barkley – violet ruellia, Yucatan wild petunia

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	Source:	Lamiales of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Ruellia

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Ruellia

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Ruellia

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Ruellia

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