Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) Ezcurra
ACANTHACEAE
- Acanthus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) Ezcurra
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Tropical wild petunia
English name: red-spray ruellia
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Ruellia graecizans Backer
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species:
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Ruellia brevifolia
Flowers and leaves at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ruellia brevifolia
Branch with flowers at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ruellia brevifolia
Flowering habit at Lanai City, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ruellia brevifolia
Plant at Queens St, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ruellia brevifolia
Plant at Haiku rd Pauwela gulch, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ruellia brevifolia
Flowering habit at Lanai City, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Ruellia brittoniana Leonard [207]
2) Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. var. cheloniformis Fernald [173]
3) Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. var. dentata (Nees) Fernald [154]
4) Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. var. nanella Fernald [142]
5) Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. var. salicina Fernald [93]
6) Ruellia ciliosa Pursh var. longiflora A. Gray [152]
7) Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. calvescens Fernald [131]
8) Ruellia hybrida sensu Small, non Pursh [187]
9) Ruellia reptans G. Forst. [131]
10) Rufacer carolinianum (Walter) Small [90]
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