Acanthaceae

Mackaya neesiana (Wall.) Das

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Mackaya

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Mackaya neesiana: East-Himalayan Bell-Bush ( Mackaya neesiana ) in Taiwan — Photo: chen ying-hsiao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese: 白接骨, 尼氏擬馬偕花, 尼氏拟马偕花, 擬馬偕花

Synonyms

Asystasia chinensis S.Moore
Asystasia neesiana (Wall.) Nees
Asystasiella chinensis (S.Moore) E.Hossain
Asystasiella neesiana (Wall.) Lindau
Ruellia auriculata Wall.
Ruellia crucis Steud.
Ruellia neesiana Wall.
Ruellia tetragona Thunb.

Photos

Photo: chen ying-hsiao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 黃美滿, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.