Ruellia blechum
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
- Species
- Ruellia blechum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1759
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ruellia blechum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
32 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alvarezia parvifloraName author: Pav. ex Nees
- Barleria pyramidalisName author: Lam. ex Nees
- Barleria pyramidataName author: Lam.
- Blechum blechumName author: (L.) Millsp.
- Blechum browneiName author: Juss.
- Blechum browneiName author: Kunth
- Blechum brownei f. albifloraName author: Kuntze
- Blechum brownei f. albiflorumName author: Kuntze
- Blechum brownei f. browneiName author: Not supplied
- Blechum brownei f. coeruleumName author: Kuntze
- Blechum brownei f. puberulumName author: Leonard
- Blechum brownei var. laxumName author: Nees
- Blechum brownei var. subcordatumName author: Kuntze
- Blechum haenkeiName author: Nees
- Blechum linnaeiName author: Nees
- Blechum linnaei var. laxumName author: Nees
- Blechum linnaei var. nanumName author: Nees
- Blechum linnaei var. parvifloraName author: Nees
- Blechum linnaei var. parviflorumName author: Nees
- Blechum luzoniumName author: Nees
- Blechum pyramidatumName author: Urb.
- Blechum pyramidatumName author: (Lam.) Urb.
- Blechum trinitenseName author: Nees
- Dianthera eustachianaName author: Hook. ex Nees
- Justicia carthagenensisName author: Willd. ex Nees
- Justicia carthaginensisName author: Nees & Mart.
- Justicia lupulinaName author: Lam.
- Justicia martinicensisName author: Sieber ex Nees
- Ruellia bracteataName author: Vahl ex Nees
- Ruellia gairaeName author: Rohr ex Nees
- Ruellia parvifloraName author: Sessé & Moc.
- Ruellia rohriiName author: Vahl ex Nees
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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