Acanthaceae
Ruellia patula
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
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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.