Ruellia caroliniensis

Characteristics
Dicots
ACANTHACEAE
Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.)Steud.
CAROLINA WILD PETUNIA
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This species was previously treated in a broader concept by Long (1964) to include R. ciliosa, R. heteromorpha, and R. succulenta, differing from the current taxonomy adopted here.
Native FACU (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
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Classification
LAMIALES
Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.)Steud. - CAROLINA WILD PETUNIA
Citation
RUELLIA CAROLINIENSIS (J. F. Gmelin) Steudel, Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 481. 1841.
Pattersonia caroliniensis J. F. Gmelin 1792.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Berkeley Co.: Santee Canal, 1886, Ravenel s.n. (neotype: GH; isoneotype: DUKE). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1095. 2007.
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