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Taxon:
Ruellia blechum
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Ruellia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Ruellieae
Nomen number:
464219
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1120. 1759
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
01/12/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Blechum brownei
Juss.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Barleria pyramidata
Lam.
Blechum pyramidatum
(Lam.) Urb.
No images
Reference(s)
McDade, L. A. & E. A. Tripp.
2007. A synopsis of Costa Rican
Ruellia
(Acanthaceae), with descriptions of four new species. Brittonia 59:208.
Tripp, E. A. et al.
2009. New molecular and morphological insights prompt transfer of
Blechum
to
Ruellia
(Acanthaceae). Taxon 58:900-902.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Common names
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja California Sur
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Colima
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Morelos
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Palau
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Anguilla
,
Netherlands Antilles
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
Asia-Tropical
PAPUASIA:
New Guinea
MALESIA:
Philippines
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Palau
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
fide F LAnt, as
Blechum pyramidatum
; F Hispan, as
Blechum pyramidatum
; Castanea 63:103. 1998, as
Blechum pyramidatum
Wasshausen, D. C.
1998. Acanthaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 63:102-103.
Name
References