Trichanthera gigantea (Humb. & Bonpl.) Nees [ Ruellia gigantea Humb. & Bonpl.]
Humboldt, F.H.A. von, Bonpland, A., Plantes equinoxiales (1808-1809)
Pl. Aequinoct.

vol. 2 (1809)
t. 102 (1817)
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Trichanthera gigantea (Humb. & Bonpl.) Nees


name cited:
Ruellia gigantea Humb. & Bonpl.
name recognized:
Trichanthera gigantea (Humb. & Bonpl.) Nees
name recognized (basionym):
Ruellia gigantea Humb. & Bonpl.
drawing: Poiteau
family: Acanthaceae
subfamily: Acanthoideae
epithet: giganteus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.
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homotypic synonyms:
Ruellia gigantea Humb. & Bonpl.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Besleria surinamensis Miq.; Clerodendrum verrucosum Splitg. ex Vriese;
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