Nomenclature: wfo-0000401934
![Kew Gardens K000450592: s.coll. [11] Costa Rica Kew Gardens K000450592: s.coll. [11] Costa Rica](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/284f17be984b891aaf851cd12c0107f3.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534123: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534123: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4cb92b852e017f315e8fb464152339b3.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534124: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534124: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/f43d0b7209f76f27a553b7628577de34.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534125: Mathews [2000] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534125: Mathews [2000] Brazil](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/158da79ebc90c30c9e0eb1f24bf94d81.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534126: Hostmann [1254] Suriname Kew Gardens K000534126: Hostmann [1254] Suriname](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b02cee7e1e0cb3074c35d53de115b3f5.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534127: Lockhart [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Kew Gardens K000534127: Lockhart [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3b2fc23c824d7978cccce07d5a47a832.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534129: Burchell [6032] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534129: Burchell [6032] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/00f4ad0dac98c1e63a3aec84426731a8.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534130: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534130: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/138217a8a5ae748234494122072eccae.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534132: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534132: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0fc246438a63b6a8603fbde660e36b0f.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534133: Gardner [2712] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534133: Gardner [2712] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/148d214a4dbfa62ec39203cdd7254f99.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534134: Gardner [2713] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534134: Gardner [2713] Brazil](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4ab712ae2bca012b6801878d281b7f10.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534135: Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534135: Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4d289bda8988b856025ad5fbb8681087.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534136: Gardner [3418] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534136: Gardner [3418] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/188c180a79fb29c00f1a58d58691d36b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534138: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534138: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8aebeeb028914f0a95668ff61605dd5e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534139: Gardner [4345] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534139: Gardner [4345] Brazil](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e7bc0934ba3affa4a85f84c7f4015df0.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534140: Schomburgk [5.S] Guyana Kew Gardens K000534140: Schomburgk [5.S] Guyana](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/941da1871a657abccbe810c7bf94c3ee.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534141: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534141: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5ebf7095f218b9c53b2499793b60d033.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534142: Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana Kew Gardens K000534142: Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3bbb7b1ff087a7a0dce02e68646a2507.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534143: Schomburgk, R. [477] Guyana Kew Gardens K000534143: Schomburgk, R. [477] Guyana](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/171009de4ca47bfee2d19789dda66fec.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534144: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534144: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9cae01ddce6254d154f2a5069b8b1c21.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534145: Jenman [6186] Guyana Kew Gardens K000534145: Jenman [6186] Guyana](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7492f2b09d0fdcc48d8374eb726d9fbd.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534147: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534147: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d9f540d07039d32d05485cefc216aa95.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534149: Moore, S. [662] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534149: Moore, S. [662] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/58f3d50620c46c83bb3d9f62deb44d73.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534150: Burchell [8251] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534150: Burchell [8251] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a68b271bf26b225c88fd8cad31d4cd0e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534151: Burchell [8200-2] Brazil Kew Gardens K000534151: Burchell [8200-2] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7d058df8e1e04a7f27e39534c1cdfef8.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534153: Schomburgk, R. [377] Guyana Kew Gardens K000534153: Schomburgk, R. [377] Guyana](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ff28f96b7823991f291bb0291600311e.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K000534212: Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica Kew Gardens K000534212: Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/09b87eab0b91003948e8828eca7d584e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000534213: Purdie [501] Jamaica Kew Gardens K000534213: Purdie [501] Jamaica](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/74f46abb41af0fc517014bfa36d1ee64.jpg)

Ruellia geminiflora Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 240 (1818)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 240. 1818 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000450592: s.coll. [11] Costa Rica Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534123: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534124: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534125: Mathews [2000] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534126: Hostmann [1254] Suriname Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534127: Lockhart [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534129: Burchell [6032] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534130: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534132: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534133: Gardner [2712] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534134: Gardner [2713] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534135: Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534136: Gardner [3418] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534138: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534139: Gardner [4345] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534140: Schomburgk [5.S] Guyana Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534141: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534142: Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534143: Schomburgk, R. [477] Guyana Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534144: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534145: Jenman [6186] Guyana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534147: Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534149: Moore, S. [662] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534150: Burchell [8251] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534151: Burchell [8200-2] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534153: Schomburgk, R. [377] Guyana Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534211: Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534212: Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000534213: Purdie [501] Jamaica Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788-1850) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Kunth' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 54085-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2421576
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2421576
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ruellia > Ruellia geminiflora
Synonyms
- Ruellia subacaulis
- Ruellia lindmaniana
- Ruellia porrigens
- Ruellia porrigens
- Ruellia vindex
- Ruellia moritziana
- Ruellia bicolor
- Ruellia hirsuta
- Ruellia hispida
- Ruellia canescens
- Ruellia geminiflora var. hirsutior
- Ruellia geminiflora var. angustifolia
- Ruellia geminiflora f. albiflora
- Ulleria geminiflora
- Ulleria angustifolia
- Copioglossa pilosa
- Dipteracanthus angustifolius
- Dipteracanthus canescens
- Dipteracanthus geminiflorus
- Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. angustifolius
- Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. erectus
- Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. hirsutior
- Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. procumbens
- Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. subacaulis
- Dipteracanthus hirsutus
- Dipteracanthus humilis
- Dipteracanthus humilis var. diffusus
- Dipteracanthus humilis var. minor
- Dipteracanthus nanus
- Dipteracanthus porrigens
- Dipteracanthus porrigens var. triflorus
- Dipteracanthus vindex
- Gymnacanthus campestris
- Gymnacanthus geminiflorus
- Ruellia geminiflora var. humilis
- Ruellia campestris
- Ruellia geminiflora var. geminiflora
- Ruellia geminiflora var. hirsutior
- Dyschoriste humilis f. variegata
- Ruellia elliptica
- Ruellia hypericifolia
- Ruellia geminiflora var. canescens
- Ruellia geminiflora var. nudipes
- Ruellia humilis
Taxonomic References
- database : Based on the WCVP December 2022 data release. Govaerts R (ed.). 2024. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 12]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 15 January 2024].