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Ruellia brevifolia

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Ruellia brevifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species:
R. brevifolia
Binomial name
Ruellia brevifolia
Synonyms

Cyrtacanthus corymbosus
Echinacanthus dichotomus
Ruellia amoena Nees
Ruellia graecizans Backer
Ruellia longifolia
Ruellia serratitheca
Ruellia ventricosa
Stephanophysum brevifolium
Stephanophysum longifolium
Stephanophysum macrandrum
Stephanophysum ventricosum

Ruellia brevifolia, the tropical wild petunia[1] or red Christmas pride, is an ornamental plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to South America, from Colombia to southern Brazil and northern Argentina.[2]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ruellia brevifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ Ezcurra, Cecilia (1993). "Systematics of Ruellia (Acanthaceae) in Southern South America". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 80 (4): 802. doi:10.2307/2399931. JSTOR 2399931.

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