Acanthaceae
Ruellia lactea
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
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Synonyms
- Cryphiacanthus lacteus (Cav.) Nees
- Cryphiacanthus lacteus var. acaulis Nees
- Cryphiacanthus macrosiphon Nees
- Dipteracanthus lacteus (Cav.) C.Presl
- Ruellia abbreviata D.N.Gibson
- Ruellia divaricata Hoffmanns.
- Ruellia hispida DC. ex Nees
- Ruellia hoffmannseggii Steud.
- Ruellia lactea var. acaulis (Nees) Hemsl.
- Ruellia longituba D.N.Gibson
- Ruellia macrosiphon Lindau
- Ruellia ovata Willd. ex Nees
- Ruellia prostrata Pav. ex Nees
- Ruellia sessilis Balb. ex Nees
- Ruellia verticillata Pav. ex Nees
Photos
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, 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); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.