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| Ruellia bella Craib in Naive & Hein, 2020. |
Abstract
A recent exploration of the Sagaing Region, Myanmar resulted in the re‐collection of Ruellia bella Craib, a long lost species previously known to be endemic to Thailand that was first described by Craib over 100 years ago. This study reports the first record of the species in Myanmar and presents an amended English description based on our newly collected material, colour photographs to aid accurate identification, and its proposed conservation status. An artificial key to the Ruellia species of Myanmar is provided below.
Keywords: Acanthaceae, lectotypification, new record, Ruellieae, tropical botany
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| Ruellia bella Craib. A. Habit. B. Abaxial Leaf surface. C. Bracteole (left: adaxial surface; right: abaxial surface). D. Infructescence F. Inflorescence E. Peduncle and Calyx. G. Seeds. photos: K.Z. Hein. |
Ruellia bella Craib,
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 10: 366 (1918).
Mark Arcebal K. Naive and Khant Zaw Hein. 2020. Lost and Found: Rediscovery of Ruellia bella Craib (Acanthaceae) After Over A Century, and First Record of This Species in Myanmar. Feddes Repertorium - Journal of Botanical Taxonomy and Geobotany. 131(4); 278-282. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.202000026
First record of long-lost Ruellia bella reported in Myanmar
