Acanthaceae
Ruellia macrantha
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 大花芦莉草
Synonyms
- Dipteracanthus macranthus Nees
- Dipteracanthus speciosus C.Presl
- Ruellia magnifica Mart. ex Nees
- Ruellia speciosa Schott ex Nees
Photos

Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reinaldo de Oliveira Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walker Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.