FIGURE 1 in Ruellia eriocalyx (Acanthaceae, Ruellieae), a Pyrophytic Species from Central Brazil

FIGURE 1. Plants of Ruellia eriocalyx from herbarium specimens. A. Nearly leafless flowering plant (post-fire), showing woody caudex, thick (but not tuberous) roots, and elongate pedicels, Irwin et al. 8164 (NY), image courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/vh/), used with permission. B, C. Leafy plants (32 days following fire), showing pubescence, flowers, and capsule (at arrow), Fonseca & Alvarenga 2054, Catalog number 3398390, United States National Herbarium (US), Smithsonian Institution, used with permission.