Ruttya

Summary

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
Ruttya fruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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 edit

Six 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

  1. ^ a b c d Ruttya Harv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  • Missouri Botanical Gardens - VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database