Ruellia tuberosa L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part R), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 785-805 : 802

Ruellia clandestina Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 634. 1753.

"Habitat in Barbados." RCN: 4608.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 804.4 ( LINN) ; Herb. Clifford: 318, Ruellia 2 ( BM) ; [icon] in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 328, t. 248, f. 320. 1732.

Current name: Ruellia tuberosa L. ( Acanthaceae ).