8063.000 Ruttya Harv.

Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015) Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6)

Description of the genus

Erect or scrambling shrubs. Cystoliths conspicuous, linear. Leaves opposite, entire. Flowers single, aggregated into long or short racemose cymes. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla 5-lobed, the lower 3 strongly deflexed against the corolla tube; upper 2 erect, forming a hood. Stamens 2 with 2 staminodes; anthers 1-thecous. Ovary with 2 ovules per loculus. Capsule 4-seeded, clavate with a solid stalk-like basal part; retinacula strong, hooked. Seeds discoid.

Derivation of name: After Dr John Rutty (1695-1775), Irish naturalist.

Worldwide: 3 species from tropical and South Africa to Yemen and Madagascar

Zambia: 1 cultivated taxon.

Ruttya fruticosa

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fruticosa LindauDescription, Image

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ruttya
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ruttya
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ruttya
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ruttya
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iNaturalist: Ruttya
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ruttya
JSTOR Plant Science: Ruttya
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ruttya
Plants of the World Online: Ruttya
Tropicos: Ruttya
Wikipedia: Ruttya

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated plants: genus page: Ruttya.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1608, retrieved 16 February 2025

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