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Ruellia geminiflora Kunth
Family: Acanthaceae [Copioglossa pilosa Miers, moreRuellia porrigens Mart. ex Nees] Alex V. Popovkin	Smithsonian Resources Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Volume 31 18. Ruellia geminiflora H. B. K. Ruellia geminiflora H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 2: 240. 1817. Type collected in "locis temperatis, siccis prope Santa Ana et Ibague, Novo-Granatensium," 500 to 700 meters altitude, by Humboldt. Photograph (No. 29431) of the Paris Herbarium specimen in the U. S. National Herbarium, Dipteracanthus geminiflorus Nees in Mart. Fl. Bras. 9:40, 1847. Based on Ruellia geminiflora H. B. K. Herb up to 50 cm. high; stems erect or ascending, pilosulous; leaf blades ovate, oblong, or lanceolate, short-petioled, 1.5 to 5 cm. long, 0.5 to 2 cm. wide, obtuse or acutish at apex, narrowed at base, entire, hir- tellous; flowers axillary; calyx 10 min. long or less, pilosulous, the seg- ments linear-lanceolate; corolla mauve, pubescent, usually 2.5 to 3 cm. long, the lobes suborbicular, 5 to 10 mm. wide; capsules clavate, 8 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, puberulous, 4-seeded, the seeds apparently glabrous when dry, mucilaginous-pubescent when moistened. VERNACULAR NAMES: Jasmín (García-Barriga 5107); yuquilla (García-Barriga 5158). The name geminiflora, twin flower, was given to the species because the flower usually occur in pairs. Nees, on transferring the species to the genus Dipteracanthus, recognized five Greek-letter entities, namely a, procumbens, B, hirsutior, y, erectus, 8, subacaulis, and e, angustifolius. None of these have been validly published except ẞ and €.30 Pastures, savannas, open hillsides, and fields. Central America, West Indies, northern South America. CUNDINAMARCA: Icononzo, Pennell 2783 (NY). CAUCA: El Tambo, von Sneidern 1061 (S); 1062 (S). Río Timbío, von Sneidern 2651 (8). EL VALLE: El Negro, Dryander 2337 (US). Vicinity of La Cumbre, Pennell & Killip 5970 (GH, NY). Pavas, Pennell 5475 (GII, NY, US). Potredillo to Mira- flores, Palmira, Pennell C047 (GH). Vicinity of Pavas, Killip 11635 (GH). La Paila, Holton 597 (NY, Ph). HUILIA: East of Neiva, Rusby & Pennell 398 (NY). META: Apial, Villavicenclo, Cuatrecasas 4727 (US). Cabuyaro, Río Meta, Garcia-Barriga 5158 (Col). Sabana del Vergel, Garcia-Barriga 5107 (US). San Martin, Hermann 11198 (US). TOLIMA: Mariquita, Pennell 3675 (GH, Mo, NY, US).
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