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Enum. Syst. Pl., 6, 25. 1760.

Introduced
Etymology: For Alexander Russell, c. 1715–1768, Scottish physician and naturalist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 294. Mentioned on page 12, 13.
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 5 November 2020

Shrubs [herbs, perennial]. Stems arching [erect or ascending], glabrous [hairy]. Leaves caducous, cauline, whorled or opposite; petiole absent or present; blade not fleshy, not leathery, margins dentate or entire, distal leaf blade needlelike or scalelike. Inflorescences axillary, cymes; bracts present. Pedicels present; bracteoles usually present. Flowers bisexual; sepals 5, basally connate, calyx bilaterally symmetric, tubular or campanulate, lobes broadly ovate [lanceolate]; corolla red, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular [funnelform], tube base not spurred or gibbous, lobes 5, abaxial 3, adaxial 2; stamens 4, basally adnate to corolla, didynamous, filaments glabrous; staminode [0 or]1, conical [filiform]; ovary 2-locular, placentation axile; stigma subcapitate. Fruits capsules, dehiscence septicidal, densely packed with white, membranous hairs. Seeds 50–200, dark brown [black], ovoid, wings absent. × = 10.

Distribution

Introduced; Fla., Mexico, Central America, n South America.

Discussion

Species 52 (1 in the flora).

Russelia is unique in having capsules filled with densely packed hairs. Morphological and molecular characters suggest Russelia is related to Tetranema Bentham; both seem to be basal to the clade containing Chelone and Penstemon (D. C. Albach et al. 2005).