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Ruthiella

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Ruthiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Ruthiella
Steenis
Type species
Phyllocharis schlechteri
Diels.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Phyllocharis Diels 1919, illegitimate homonym, not Fée 1824

Ruthiella is a genus of plants in the Campanulaceae. It contains 4 known species, all endemic to New Guinea.[2][3]

  1. Ruthiella oblongifolia (Diels) Steenis
  2. Ruthiella saxicola (P.Royen) Steenis
  3. Ruthiella schlechteri (Diels) Steenis
  4. Ruthiella subcordata (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Steenis

References

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  1. ^ designated by Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van Steenis, Blumea 13: 127 1965
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.