Ruellia blechum
Browne's Blechum
Also known as: Alvarezia parviflora Pav. ex Nees +17 more
- Alvarezia parviflora Pav. ex Nees
- Barleria pyramidalis Lam. ex Nees
- Barleria pyramidata Lam.
- Blechnum brownei Juss.
- Blechnum pyramidatum (Lam.)
- Blechum blechum (L.) Millsp.
- Blechum brownei f. albiflora Kuntze
- Blechum brownei f. brownei
- Blechum brownei f. coeruleum Kuntze
- Blechum brownei f. puberulum Leonard
- Blechum brownei Juss.
- Blechum brownei Kunth
- Blechum brownei var. laxum Nees
- Blechum brownei var. subcordatum Kuntze
- Blechum brownii f. albiflorum Kuntze
- Blechum brownii f. caeruleum Kuntze
- Blechum brownii f. puberulum Leonard
- Blechum brownii var. laxum Nees
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Ruellia blechum (commonly known as Browne's Blechum) is a shrub within the Acanthaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Is., Taiwan