FIGURE 1. Ruellia scarlatina M.J. Silva. A in Ruellia scarlatina, a new name for the sixty-year-old but misunderstood Ruellia capitata Rizzini (Acanthaceae)

FIGURE 1. Ruellia scarlatina M.J. Silva. A. Flowering branch; B. Bracts; C. Detail of the cystoliths on adaxial surface of the bracts; D. Detail of the trichomes on abaxial surface of the bracts; E. Bracteole; F. Detail of the trichomes in inner surface of the bracteole. G. Detail of the trichomes in outer surface of the bracteole; H.Calyx opened out, note the lobes with unequal size; I. Detail of the trichomes in inner surface of the calyx; J. Detail of the trichomes in outer surface of the calyx; K. Corolla opened out; L. Detail of the trichomes in inner surface of the corolla; M. Detail of the trichomes in outer surface of the corolla; N. Pair of stamens, note the filaments sparsely hirsuteglandular; O. Anthers, left in frontal view; right in dorsal view, note the trichomes on the connective; P. Gynoecium; Q.Ovary detail, note the glandular disk and trichomes; R. Stigma detail; S. Capsules; T. Open capsule; U. Seed; V. Trichomes onthe surface of the seed. (Drawn by Cristiano Gualberto from M. J. Silva & I. S. Santos 12860).