New Species of Ruellia (Acanthaceae) from the Venezuelan Guayana

Recent expeditions in the Venezuelan Guayana have resulted in additional new taxa in the genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). The following places these novelties on record for the convenience of other taxonomists prior to the publication of the Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Five new Venezuelan species o...

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Published in:Novon (Saint Louis, Mo.) Mo.), 1992-07, Vol.2 (2), p.139-148
Main Author: Wasshausen, Dieter C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bracts
Calyx
Capsules
Corolla
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Leaf blade
Petioles
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Spermatophyta
Stamens
Stems
Systematics (diagnosis, chromosome numbers)
Trichomes
Urinary bladder calculi
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Summary:Recent expeditions in the Venezuelan Guayana have resulted in additional new taxa in the genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). The following places these novelties on record for the convenience of other taxonomists prior to the publication of the Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Five new Venezuelan species of Ruellia, R. wurdackii, R. steyermarkii, R. delascioi, R. liesneri, and R. bolivarensis, are described, illustrated, and compared with their closest relatives.
ISSN:1055-3177
1945-6174
DOI:10.2307/3391675