Ruttya is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes six species native to eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, and the southern Arabian Peninsula.[1]
Ruttya | |
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Ruttya fruticosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Justicieae |
Genus: | Ruttya Harv. (1842) |
Species[1] | |
6; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Haplanthera Hochst. (1843) |
Species
editSix species are accepted.[1]
- Ruttya bernieri Benoist – Madagascar
- Ruttya fragrans Benoist – Madagascar
- Ruttya fruticosa Lindau – northeastern tropical Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula
- Ruttya ovata Harv. – Mozambique, Eswatini, and South Africa
- Ruttya speciosa (Hochst.) Engl. – northern and northwestern Ethiopia
- Ruttya tricolor Benoist – Madagascar
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ruttya Harv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 February 2024.