Characteristics
Dicots
Ruellia succulenta Small
THICKLEAF WILD PETUNIA
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Ruellia heteromorpha is included as a synonym here. However, it was maintained as a distinct species by Ward (2007) and characterized as a south Florida endemic with hirsute to villous stems; this entity was treated as a variety by Long (1970).
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Classification
Citation
RUELLIA SUCCULENTA Small, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 437. 1905.
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FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Between Coconut Grove and Cutler, 9-12 Nov 1903, Small & Carter 1271 (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by T. F. Daniel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 108: 111. 2013.
Species Distribution Map
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