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Ruellia thunbergiaeflora

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Name

Identification
Dischistocalyx hirsutus C.B.Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Ruellia thunbergiaeflora T.Anderson [family ACANTHACEAE ] Distichocalyx angustifolius C.B.Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE ] Verified by Clarke, C.B.,
Related name
  • Dischistocalyx thunbergiaeflorus
  • Ruellia thunbergiaeflora
  • Distichocalyx thunbergiiflorus
  • Dischistocalyx hirsutus
  • Distichocalyx angustifolius

Flora

Entry for Dischistocalyx thunbergliflorus (T. Anders.) Benth. ex C.B.Cl. [family ACANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Dischistocalyx thunbergliflorus (T. Anders.) Benth. ex C.B.Cl. [family ACANTHACEAE], in F.T.A. 5: 62 (1899); Bremekamp l.c. 135.
Ruellia thunbergiaeflora T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE], in JLinnSoc7: 24 (1863)
Dischistocalyx ruellioides S. Moore [family ACANTHACEAE], in CatTalbb76 (1913).
Information
A herbaceous undershrub several feet high, woody below, glabrous except on the young parts, with spikes of violet-purple flowers 11/2-2 in. long.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Oban Talbot 1527! (Mar.) Richards 5142! Okarara, Calabar (fl. 8 fr. May) Ujor FHI 30824! Boshi-Okwangwo F.R., Ogoja (fl.[Br.] Cam.: Mamfe to Bamenda (fl. & fr. Mar.)F. Po: 1,300-2,000 ft. Mann 316! 1446!

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