Ruellia capitata

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iRuellia capitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Ruellia Species: R. capitata
Binomial name
Ruellia capitata D.Don

Ruellia capitata (syn. Strobilanthes capitatus T.Anders., Strobilanthes pentastemonoides (Wallich) Nees, Strobilanthes pentstemonoides (Nees) T.Anders.) is a plant native to Cerrado vegetation of Brazil, China, and Nepal. This plant is cited in Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal; first published as "Naturbilder aus Südwest China" by ÖSTERREICHISCHER BUNDESVERLAG, Vienna, 1927. [1]

[edit] References

• HANDEL-MAZZETTI A Botanical Pioneer In South West China: Experiences and Impressions of an Austrian Botanist During the First World War. (1927) [2] - Chapter 36, p. 154.

[edit] See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

[edit] External links

• Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: Ruellia capitata
• Chinese Plants Names: Strobilanthes pentstemonoides