Taxonomic Novelties in Namibian Ruellia (Acanthaceae)

Erin A. Tripp; Kyle G. Dexter

doi:10.1600/036364412X656509

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Erin A. Tripp,^1,* Kyle G. Dexter²

¹1Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, California, 91711, U. S. A.
²2Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH6 4NY, Midlothian, Scotland.

^*Author for correspondence (etripp@rsabg.org)

Abstract

Recent fieldwork in Namibia has led to the discovery of two undescribed species of Ruellia, Ruellia acetabula and Ruellia kaokoana. These taxa are described and illustrated. Additionally, new lectotypifications are proposed for Ruellia marlothii and Ruellia diversifolia. Some specimens previously identified as Ruellia diversifolia are ascribed to the two new species. A revised checklist and a key to distinguish the nine species of Ruellia native to Namibia plus the Angolan R. diversifolia are provided.

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Erin A. Tripp and Kyle G. Dexter "Taxonomic Novelties in Namibian Ruellia (Acanthaceae)," Systematic Botany 37(4), 1023-1030, (1 October 2012). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X656509

Published: 1 October 2012

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