Ruellia rubra Aubl.

The New York Botanical Garden
French Guiana Mori 22354
Ruellia rubra Aublet
Det. D. Wasshaussen, 1992
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF FRENCH GUIANA
No. 22354	Acanthaceae
Ruellia
Saül and vicinity, 3° 37'N, 52°12'W. Non-flooded
moist forest. Ca. 200 m alt.
Suffrutex, to 50 cm tall. Narrow part of corolla
tube and expanded part white, the lobes lilac.
Very common, many plants in flower at this time
of year along Route de Belizôn, especially just
N of entrance to the La Fumée Mountain trail.
S. Mori, C. Gracie, P. Acevedo, B. Angel1, P.
Anderson, A. Gorts-van Rijn & E. Gouda
29 May 1992
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