Genus Blechum P. Browne

Synonym of Ruellia L.


Summary
Genus number:
1495
Last updated:
23 January 2009
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Ruellieae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Tripp, E. A. et al. 2009. New molecular and morphological insights prompt transfer of Blechum to Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Taxon 58:893-906.
  2. Tripp, E. A. 2007. Evolutionary relationships within the species-rich genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Syst. Bot. 32:628-649. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1495. Accessed 10 May 2026.