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Acanthaceae

Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ruellia

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Ruellia geminiflora (Ruellia geminiflora)
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

  • Copioglossa pilosa Miers
  • Dipteracanthus angustifolius (Nees) Bremek.
  • Dipteracanthus canescens Nees
  • Dipteracanthus geminiflorus (Kunth) Nees
  • Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. angustifolius Nees
  • Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. erectus Nees
  • Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. hirsutior Nees
  • Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. procumbens Nees
  • Dipteracanthus geminiflorus var. subacaulis Nees
  • Dipteracanthus hirsutus Vell.
  • Dipteracanthus humilis Nees
  • Dipteracanthus humilis var. diffusus Nees
  • Dipteracanthus humilis var. minor Nees
  • Dipteracanthus nanus Nees
  • Dipteracanthus porrigens Nees
  • Dipteracanthus porrigens var. triflorus Nees
  • Dipteracanthus vindex Nees
  • Dyschoriste humilis f. variegata Stuck.
  • Gymnacanthus campestris Oerst.
  • Gymnacanthus geminiflorus (Kunth) Oerst.
  • Ruellia bicolor Ruiz ex Nees
  • Ruellia campestris (Oerst.) Hemsl.
  • Ruellia canescens (Nees) Lindau
  • Ruellia elliptica Rusby
  • Ruellia geminiflora f. albiflora Kuntze
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. angustifolia (Nees) Griseb.
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. canescens (Nees) Griseb.
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. geminiflora
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. hirsutior (Nees) Hicken
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. hirsutior (Nees) Nees
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. humilis (Nees) Griseb.
  • Ruellia geminiflora var. nudipes S.Moore
  • Ruellia hirsuta Vell.
  • Ruellia hispida Vahl ex Nees
  • Ruellia humilis (Nees) Lindau
  • Ruellia hypericifolia Rusby
  • Ruellia lindmaniana Fritsch
  • Ruellia moritziana Klotzsch ex Nees
  • Ruellia porrigens Mart. ex Nees
  • Ruellia porrigens (Nees) Lindau

and 4 more.

Flowers

In flower
July to August, November to January (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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