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Acanthaceae

Ruellia patula Jacq.

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ruellia

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Ruellia patula: Ruellia patula , flower; between Masekwaspoort and Waterpoort, Limpopo, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Tamil
உரூல்லியா படுல

Synonyms

  • Barleria sudanica (Schweinf.) Lindau
  • Dipteracanthus erectus Nees
  • Dipteracanthus matutinus C.Presl
  • Dipteracanthus ocymoides C.Presl
  • Dipteracanthus pallidus Nees
  • Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees
  • Dipteracanthus patulus var. obtusior Nees
  • Dipteracanthus sudanicus Schweinf.
  • Petalidium patulum (Jacq.) Dalzell & A.Gibson
  • Ruellia aromatica Roxb. ex Nees
  • Ruellia axillaris Wall. ex Nees
  • Ruellia bracteophylla Chiov.
  • Ruellia concavifolia Ortega
  • Ruellia erecta B.Heyne ex Roth
  • Ruellia erecta var. elongata Roth
  • Ruellia gongodes Lindau
  • Ruellia huttonii T.Anderson
  • Ruellia ibbensis Lindau
  • Ruellia matutina Hochst. & Steud. ex C.Presl
  • Ruellia ocymoides Cav.
  • Ruellia ovata Gouan ex Nees
  • Ruellia pallida Vahl
  • Ruellia patula var. dumicola Chiov.
  • Ruellia patula var. erythraea A.Terracc.
  • Ruellia patula var. pubescens Balf.f.
  • Ruellia socotrana Vierh.
  • Ruellia sudanica (Schweinf.) Lindau

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.