Acanthaceae Juss.
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh , legitimate, scientific
Pursh, F.T. (1814), Flora Americae Septentrionalis 2: 420-421 [tax. nov.]
de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005), Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 576-577 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: NI (naturalised)