Ruellia schnellii

<<<Calyx>Corolla>Limbs>Growth form

spreading1

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Limbs>Width

20-2 mm wide2

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes>Shape

oval to suborbicular, retuse at apex3

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Tube>Width

6-8 mm wide at mouth4

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<<<Calyx>Stamens>Anthers>Length

3-4 mm long5

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<<<Inflorescences>Foliose bracts>Shape>Dimensions

22-40 x 8-18 mm6

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<<<Inflorescences>Foliose bracts>Shape>Hairs

glabrous, gland-dotted7

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<<<Petiole>Blade>Margins>Hairs

glabrous or nearly so on both upper and lower surface8

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<<<Petiole>Blade>Margins>Margin type

entire or faintly and irregularly crenulate9

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<<<Petiole>Blade>Shape>Dimensions

9-12 x 2.5-4 cm10

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<<<Petiole>Primary veins>Secondary veins>Secondary vein pair number

8-10 pairs11

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Colour

brick-red12

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Hairs

glabrous13

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Length

35-40 mm long14

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Limbs

limb , ,15

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes

lobes ;16

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Tube

tube infundibular, curved, ,17

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<<Calyx>Lobes>Dimensions

3 x 0.8-10 mm18

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<<Calyx>Lobes>Shape

narrowly triangular19

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<<Calyx>Ovary>Hairs

puberulous20

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<<Calyx>Stamens>Anthers

anthers ;21

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<<Capsules>Seeds>Dimensions

4 x 3.5 x 1 mm22

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<<Capsules>Seeds>Hairs

appressed pilose when dry, mucilaginous-pilose when moistened23

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<<Capsules>Seeds>Shape

flat, dark-brown, orbicular24

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<<Capsules>Shape>Colour

nitid, drying brownish25

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<<Capsules>Shape>Dimensions

12-14 x 6 x 3-3.5 mm26

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<<Capsules>Shape>Hairs

glabrous27

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<<Capsules>Stipes>Length

3-4 mm long28

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<<Inflorescences>Foliose bracts>Shape

elliptic to narrowly ovate, , , acute to acuminate at apex, attenuate at base29

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<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

to 8 mm long30

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<<Petiole>Blade>Margins

margin , ;31

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<<Petiole>Blade>Shape

narrowly elliptic to oblong, , thin, short-acuminate at apex, long-attenuate at base, partially decurrent on petiole32

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<<Petiole>Primary veins>Secondary veins

secondary veins (), convex on both surfaces.33

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<Calyx>Corolla

corolla , , ,34

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<Calyx>Hairs

glabrous and gland-dotted35

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<Calyx>Length

4-5 mm long36

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<Calyx>Lobes

lobes , ;37

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<Calyx>Ovary

ovary and style .38

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<Calyx>Stamens

stamens slightly exserted from mouth of corolla,39

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<Capsules>Seeds

seeds , , .40

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<Capsules>Shape

clavate, , , , apiculate at apex41

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<Capsules>Stipes

stipe ;42

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<Habit>Height

50 cm tall43

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<Inflorescences>Flowers

flowers opposite, solitary in axils of showy, distal, foliose bracts;44

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<Inflorescences>Foliose bracts

foliose bracts bicolored, .45

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<Inflorescences>Length

5-10 cm long46

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<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;47

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<Inflorescences>Position

terminal48

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<Petiole>Blade

blade ,49

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<Petiole>Hairs

puberulous50

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<Petiole>Length

5-15 mm long51

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<Petiole>Primary veins

primary vein sulcate on upper surface,52

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<Petiole>Shape

canaliculate53

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<Stems>Growth form

erect54

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<Stems>Hairs

glabrate and gland-dotted55

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<Stems>Shape

terete56

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Calyx

Calyx , ,57

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Capsules

Capsule ,58

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Description

Creeping herb, 50 cm tall, branched from a subligneous base. Stem erect, terete, branching, glabrate and gland-dotted. Petiole 5-15 mm long, canaliculate, puberulous; blade narrowly elliptic to oblong, 9-12 x 2.5-4 cm, thin, short-acuminate at apex, long-attenuate at base, partially decurrent on petiole, margin entire or faintly and irregularly crenulate, glabrous or nearly so on both upper and lower surface; primary vein sulcate on upper surface, secondary veins (8-10 pairs), convex on both surfaces. Inflorescence a terminal spike or raceme, 5-10 cm long, sessile to shortly pedunculate; peduncle to 8 mm long; flowers opposite, solitary in axils of showy, distal, foliose bracts; foliose bracts bicolored, elliptic to narrowly ovate, 22-40 x 8-18 mm, glabrous, gland-dotted, acute to acuminate at apex, attenuate at base. Calyx 4-5 mm long, glabrous and gland-dotted, lobes narrowly triangular, 3 x 0.8-10 mm; corolla brick-red, glabrous, 35-40 mm long, tube infundibular, curved, 6-8 mm wide at mouth, limb spreading, 20-2 mm wide, lobes oval to suborbicular, retuse at apex; stamens slightly exserted from mouth of corolla, anthers 3-4 mm long; ovary and style puberulous. Capsule clavate, 12-14 x 6 x 3-3.5 mm, glabrous, nitid, drying brownish, apiculate at apex, stipe 3-4 mm long; seeds flat, dark-brown, orbicular, 4 x 3.5 x 1 mm, appressed pilose when dry, mucilaginous-pilose when moistened.

Distribution

French Guiana present

French Guiana; 4 collections studied (FG: 4).

Habit

Creeping herb, , branched from a subligneous base.59

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Individuals Association

Maroni, Maripasoula, Petitbon 179 St. Jean, Benoist 1167 Région de Paul Isnard, road to Citron, Feuillet 298

Inflorescences

Inflorescence a spike or raceme, , sessile to shortly pedunculate;60

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Petiole

Petiole , , ;61

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Phenology

Flowering and fruiting .

Stems

Stem , , branching, .62

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