Ruellia brevifolia
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Ruellia brevifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Ruellia |
Species: | R. brevifolia
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Binomial name | |
Ruellia brevifolia | |
Synonyms | |
Cyrtacanthus corymbosus |
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
- ↑ NRCS. "Ruellia brevifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ 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.