Acanthaceae

Ruellia elegans Poir.

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia

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Ruellia elegans (Ruellia elegans) — FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Cantonese: 大花蘆莉
Chinese: 艳芦莉, 艶蘆莉, 艳芦莉草
Japanese: ルエリア・エレガンス

Synonyms

Arrhostoxylon silvaccola var. montanum Nees
Arrhostoxylum elegans (Poir.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
Arrhostoxylum formosa (Bonpl.) Nees
Arrhostoxylum formosum Nees
Arrhostoxylum roseum Nees
Arrhostoxylum silvaccola var. montanum Nees
Asystasia formosa T.Anderson
Ruellia formosa Andrews
Ruellia rosea (Nees) W.Bull
Ruellia speciosa Mart. ex Nees
Ruellia superba D.Dietr.
Stemonacanthus formosus T.Anderson

Flowers

In flower: September to December (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: MaheSwara, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 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.