Ruellia 'Blue Royale'

Description

Family Acanthaceae

The Acanthaceae are mostly herbs or shrubs comprising about 250 genera and 2,500 species, including twining forms. The leaves are simple , opposite and decussate; stipules are lacking. The flowers are bisexual , zygomorphic, and usually are associated with conspicuous , often brightly colored bracts. The calyx is usually deeply 4-5 lobed or sometimes is highly reduced with more numerous minute teeth. The corolla is sympetalous , usually 5-merous, mostly zygomorphic, and commonly 2 lipped. The androecium usually consists of 4 didynamous stamens or only 2 stamens adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes . The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 carpels, a single style , and a superior ovary with 2 locules, each with usually 2-10 axile ovules in one or two collateral vertical tiers . An annular nectary disk is usually found around the base of the ovary. The fruit is commonly an elastically dehiscent loculicidal capsule. The seed stalk or funiculus of each seed is modified into a hook shaped jaculator or retinaculum that functions in flinging out the seeds during dehiscence. -- Gerald Carr.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Lamiidae () - Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Scrophulariales () - Lindley, 1833
        Family: Acanthaceae () - Durande, 1782, Nom. Cons. - Acanthus Family
        Subfamily: Acanthoideae ()
        Genus: Ruellia () - Linnaeus, 1753
        Botanical name: - Ruellia 'Blue Royale'

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Ruellia

There are approximately 558 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. 'Black Beauty' (Wild Petunia) · R. 'Blue Royale' · R. 'Mr Foster' · R. 'Pink Passion' · R. 'Ragin Cajun' (Ragin' Cajun Ruellia) · R. 'White Diamonds' · R. abbreviata · R. acaulis · R. achimeniflora · R. acicularis · R. aciculata · R. acuminata · R. acutangula · R. adenocalyx · R. adenostachya · R. adhaerens · R. affinis (Flor De Caipora Ruellia Affinis) · R. alata · R. alba · R. albicaulis · R. albiflora (Wild Petunia Ruellia Albiflora) · R. albopurpurea · R. alboviolacea · R. alternata · R. amabilis · R. amoena (Red Christmas Pride Ruellia Amoena) · R. amplectens · R. amplexicaulis · R. ampliata · R. anagallis · R. anaticollis · R. angusta · R. angustiflora · R. angustifolia · R. angustior · R. anisophylla · R. ansericollis · R. anthracina · R. aquatica · R. arborescens · R. arcuata · R. ardeicollis · R. argentea · R. aristata · R. aromatica · R. articulata · R. aruensis · R. aspera · R. asperula · R. atropurpurea · R. atroviridis · R. attenuata · R. aurantiaca · R. auriculata · R. australis (Blue Trumpet) · R. australis var. pumila · R. australis var. scabra · R. axillaris · R. bahiensis · R. baikiei · R. balsamica · R. bangii · R. barbata · R. barbillana · R. barlerioides · R. batangana · R. baurii · R. beddomei · R. bella · R. benedictina · R. beyrichiana · R. bicolor · R. biflora · R. bignoniaeflora · R. bilabiata · R. biloba · R. biolleyi · R. blanchetiana · R. blechioides · R. blumeana · R. blumei · R. bolivarensis · R. boranica · R. bourgaei · R. brachyopoda · R. brachysiphon · R. bracteata · R. bracteiflora · R. bracteophylla · R. brandbergensis · R. breedlovei · R. brevicaulis · R. brevifolia (Short Leaf Wild Petunia) · R. brittoniana (Britton's Wild Petunia) · R. brittoniana 'Blanquita' (Blanquita Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Brittoniana) · R. brittoniana 'Blue Shade' (Blue Shade Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Brittoniana) · R. brittoniana 'Chi Chi' (Chi Chi Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Brittoniana) · R. brittoniana 'Clean White Katie' (Clean White Katie Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Brittoniana) · R. brittoniana 'Colobe Pink' (Colobe Pink Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Brittoniana) · R. brittoniana 'Compacta Katie' (Compacta Katie Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Brittoniana)

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 6, 2006.

Identifiers

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 938112