Humboldt, F.H.A. von, Bonpland, A., Plantes equinoxiales (1808-1809)
Pl. Aequinoct.

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vol. 1 (1808)

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t. 48 (1808)

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Ruellia elegans Poiret

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name cited:
Ruellia formosa Bonpl.
name recognized:
Ruellia elegans Poiret

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drawing: P.J.F. Turpin

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family: Acanthaceae
subfamily: Acanthoideae

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epithet cited: formosus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: elegans

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=29622

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Arrhostoxylum elegans (Poiret) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Arrhostoxylum formosa (Bonpl.) Nees; Ruellia formosa Bonpl.;