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Acanthaceae

Ruellia inundata Kunth

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ruellia

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Ruellia inundata: Native to Central America and Brazil, here near Managua, Nicaragua. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/acanthus/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Aphragmia haenkei Nees
  • Aphragmia inundata (Kunth) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Dipteracanthus haenkei (Nees) Nees
  • Ruellia albicans Bertero ex Nees
  • Ruellia albicaulis Bertero ex Spreng.
  • Ruellia paniculata Vahl ex Nees
  • Ruellia rhamnifolia Willd. ex Nees

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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.