Acanthaceae
Ruellia repens
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 楠草, 蘆利草, 芦莉草叶, 匍匐消, 芦利草
Synonyms
- Dipteracanthus cernuus (Roxb.) Santapau
- Dipteracanthus lanceolatus Nees
- Dipteracanthus repens Hassk.
- Ruellia cernua Roxb.
- Ruellia hirtella J.B.Imlay
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March, August to December (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 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.