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Taxon

Ruellia inundata Kunth

Protologue Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 239. 1818BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Ruellia inundata cf. (prostrate form)--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 040.jpg

Ruellia inundata cf. (prostrate form)--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 039.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 038.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata w Phoebis argante--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 099.jpg

Ruellia inundata w Phoebis argante--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 036.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 31 Mch 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 041.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 048.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 040.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 049.jpg

Ruellia inundata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 1 Apr 03. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 31, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 1, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Ruellia

Specific Epithet

inundata

Authorship

Kunth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#271,294 of 335,497

Top 81%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →