| Genus | Ruelliopsis |
|---|---|
| Species | setosa |
| Parent authority | C.B.Clarke (1899) |
| Authority | (Nees) C.B.Clarke (1899) |
Ruelliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Ruelliopsis setosa.[1]
It is native to Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia, and to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa.[1]
The genus name of Ruelliopsis is in honour of Jean Ruel (1474–1537), a French herbalist and physician to Francis I of France and translator of several works of Dioscorides.[2] The Latin specific epithet of setosa means bristly derived from setose.[3]
References
- ^ "Ruelliopsis C.B.Clarke". 883-1. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.