Ruellia paniculata

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 215

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11513051
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scientific name	Ruellia paniculata
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Ruellia paniculata View in CoL L.

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: December–April; fruiting: January–April.

DISTRIBUTION.— Mexico (Camp., Chis., Gro., Nay., Oax., Q.R., S.L.P., Sin., Tamps., Ver., Yuc.), West Indies, Central America, South America.

HABITAT.— Tropical deciduous forest, oak forest, disturbed sites, aquatic vegetation, sometimes on limestone.

ELEVATION.— 15–290 meters.

NOTES. — Daniel (1995) provided a description of this species ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE ), which attains its northeasternmost occurrence in Tamaulipas.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Gómez Farías, KM 7 carr. Gómez Farías–Cd. Mante, S. Avendaño R. & H. Narave F. 1715 ( XAL); 50 mi N of Valles, F. Barkley 17M129 (ARIZ-image); Altamira, J. Berlandier 2191 (=771) (K, P); along Hwy. 85 between Cd. Mante and Cd. Valles, 10 mi S of Cd. Mante, 22°35ʹN, 099°01ʹW, T. Croat & D. Hannon 62929 ( CAS, MEXU); along Rte. 85, ca. 4–5 mi S of Cd. Mante, R. King 3800 ( US); 2 mi NE of Altamira, R. King 4044 ( US); Mpio. Nuevo Morelos, 3 km E de Nuevo Morelos, F. Medrano & A. Valiente B. 12201 (ARIZ-image); Mpio. Llera, La Clementina, Río Guayalejo , 23°15ʹ35ʺN, 098°50ʹ50ʺW, A. Mora-Olivo 1595 ( UAT); Mpio. San Fernando: Río Conchos, 19 km SE de San Fernando rumbo a Carboneras, 24°45.977ʹN, 097°59.961ʹW, A. Mora-Olivo et al. 6262 ( UAT); vic. of Tampico, E. Palmer 108 ( CAS, K, US); near Villa Juárez, A. Perkins & J. Hall 3415 ( CAS); Nogales–Jaumave, H. von Rozynski 275 (P); Tampico, H. Viereck 1084 ( US).