Plantaginaceae

Russelia Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 6 (1760)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs with striate or angled stems; leaves opposite or whorled, sometimes reduced to more scales
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in simple or compound cymes; calyx deeply 5-lobed, the lobes ovate; corolla tubular or narrowly funnel-shaped, the 5 lobes much shorter than the tube, somewhat unequal-Stamens 4, the anther-cells divergent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule glabrous, ovoid or globose, septicidally dehiscent; seeds small, ellipsoid, brown or black, and variously reticulate, pitted or ridged.
Distribution
A genus of more than 50 species occurring naturally in Mexico and C. America; several are widely cultivated in warm countries.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0