Acanthaceae
Ruellia jussieuoides
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
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Synonyms
- Arrhostoxylum achimeniflorum Oerst.
- Arrhostoxylum jussieuoides Nees
- Dipteracanthus puri Nees
- Dipteracanthus puri subvar. ampliflorus Nees
- Dipteracanthus puri subvar. angustiflorus (Nees) Nees
- Dipteracanthus puri var. angustifolius Nees
- Dipteracanthus puri var. gymnocladus Nees
- Ruellia achimeniflorum (Oerst.) Hemsl.
- Ruellia bangii Rusby
- Ruellia lechleri Britton ex Rusby
- Ruellia lechleri var. grandifolia Britton ex Rusby
- Ruellia puri (Nees) B.D.Jacks.
- Ruellia puri var. longipetiolata S.Moore
- Tacoanthus pearcei Baill.
Flowers
- In flower
- May, August, November (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marcio Santos Ferreira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.